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 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.