Rustam Minnikhanov: Tatarstan carries out work on preparation for World Football Cup 2018 and FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 in Kazan according to the plan

On April 28, at a session of regional organizing committee “Russia- 2018”, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan carries out work on preparation for World Football Cup 2018 and FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 in Kazan according to the plan.

Director General of ANO “Organizing committee “Russia- 2018” Aleksei Sorokin, Tatarstan Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport Vladimir Leonov, representatives of regional ministries and agencies took part in the event.

Rustam Minnikhanov noted that Tatarstan has gained experience in holding large-scale sports events and that work on preparation for matches of World Football Cup 2018 is carried out in cooperation with federal, regional and municipal authorities. Minnikhanov reminded that Kazan-Arena stadium will be the main venue of the championship. Also, sports venues that will be used as training sites are to be reconstructed.

Sorokin thanked leadership of the republic for the contribution to the bid campaign of Russia for the right to host World Football Cup 2018.

“Tatarstan and Kazan are reliable partners of the Organizing committee “Russia- 2018” during preparation for World Football Cup 2018 and FIFA Confederations Cup 2017,” Sorokin said. He reminded that an inspection visit of FIFA to Kazan will take place in August 2015.

Vladimir Leonov told about preparation of Kazan-Arena stadium, communication, IT, health care and transport infrastructure for the matches.