Today First deputy chairman of RF government - Chairman of organizing committee of World Summer Universiade 2013 Igor Shuvalov is in Kazan with working visit.
Accompanied by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin first Vice-premier of Russia viewed Universiade objects.
On arriving in international airport “Kazan” members of organizing committee visited construction site of terminal 1A. The construction is planned to be finished in November. Total area of premises in new terminal will make 17400 m². New terminal will provide capacity of 1,2 mln. passengers per year. Information about project on organizing intermodal traffic from the centre of Kazan to international airport “Kazan” was also reported to Igor Shuvalov. By words of Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan and “Russian railways” started realization of the project and it would be finished in time.
Members of organizing committee also visited Universiade Village and got acquainted with course of construction of International information centre of World student games. The Centre of public security was separately presented to Igor Shuvalov.
At construction site of road interchange (Tankovoe Koltso) Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin reported about reconstruction of street-traffic city network.
Igor Shuvalov also visited football stadium being built on Chistopolskaya street.
First Vice-premier of Russia headed for technopark in the sphere of high technologies “IT-park” to take part in visiting session of organizing committee on preparation for XXVII World summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.
On 20 December, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and House Utilities Sector of the republic Damir Shaydullin informed that huge work in capital overhaul of 713 social and cultural facilities have been completed in the republic with the total cost of work of 15bn rubles.
On 20 December, in his address on the occasion of the Russian Security Bodies Officers Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated employees and old stagers of the service with their professional holiday and wrote: “
Throughout the history of our state, security agencies have stood guard over national interests of Russia and protected the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. Your high professionalism, courage and dedication to duty are a reliable shield against external and internal threats.
On 15 December, speaking at a meeting of the competition committee of the regional public competition “The Manager of the Year” about its results in 2025, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the list of 155 participants (nominees), who are heads of enterprises and organizations from various industries and sectors of the economy, for the competition was formed based on recommendations from regional ministries and departments, city and district municipalities, employers' associations and the Federation of Trade Unions of the republic.
On 6 December speaking at a regional meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatullin reported about progress in implementation of the of multi-apartment houses capital overhaul programme.