Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in meeting of National Anti-Terrorist Committee in Moscow

On June 16, in Moscow Interim President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the meeting of the National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC) and the Federal operational headquarters held by Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia Aleksandr Bortnikov.

The main topic on the agenda was providing security in the Volga region. According to Bortnikov, it is connected with carrying out of a number of major international events, which will take place in the Volga Federal District this year. It should be reminded that Ufa will host international summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Heads of States and Governments of the BRICS on July 9-10. On 24 July, in Kazan, the 16th FINA World Championship in Aquatics will be held. In this regard, particular responsibility falls on the anti-terrorist commission and operational headquarters, he said.

The head of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation noted in his speech that combating terrorism and extremism was one of the priorities of government agencied of the Volga Federal District both at the regional and municipal levels,