Dmitry Medvedev: FINA World Championship in Kazan was a spectacular and unforgettable event
9 August 2015, Sunday
On August 9, at the Closing Ceremony of FINA World Championship in Kazan, Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev said that Kazan proved once again that it can host any international sports competitions.
“A big sports holiday is finishing. It was spectacular and unforgettable owing to your efforts. I would like to thank sportsmen for wonderful competitions and new records, and coaches for training winners and champions,” Medvedev said.
Medvedev reminded that Russia a hosted the FINA World Championship for the first time, and athletes from 190 countries took part in the competitions.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, FINA President Julio Maglione, Chairman of Russian State Duma Sergei Naryshkin, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Prime Minister of the republic Ildar Khalikov and other officials took part in the Closing Ceremony.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, IA "Tatar-inform"
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.