Boris Gryzlov: It is possible to held Universiade in Kazan already this summer
4 June 2011, Saturday
“It is possible to held Universiade in Kazan already this summer”, - Chairman of State Duma of the Federal Assembly Boris Gryzlov announced in the interview with Kazan journalists. We remind that Chairman of RF State Duma is in Tatarstan capital with one-day working visit.
“Though there is time till opening Universiade 2013 Kazan is ready to host competitions right now”, - Bois Gryzlov noted answering questions of representatives of local mass media. Everything needed for World student sport games will be done and won’t remain useless.
By his words all sport objects constructed for Universiade are being actively used today by citizens. Moreover, there are sport teams in Kazan which take leading positions at Russian championships in many kinds of sport. Universiade Village is already being occupied by students, B.Gryzlov stressed.
Within the limits of his program in Tatarstan Boris Gryzlov visited Centre of volleyball “St. Petersburg”, swimming pool “Burevestnik” and Universiade Village where he was told about conditions to be offered to sportsmen and demonstrated how Kazan students live there now. Mayor of Universiade Village Farid Abdulganiev presented more detailed information. Boris Gryzlov saw living premises, study and rest rooms, territory of Universiade Village.
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.