Rowing channel project discussed by international experts in Kazan
18 March 2010, Thursday
The construction of a rowing channel that has stands with a capacity of 1500 spectators has commenced in Kazan as part of the “Universiade-2013” programme.
A staff conference has been held in Kazan on the issue of whether or not the rowing channel project measures up to the standards of the International Rowing Federation. For the record, rowing and canoeing are included in the Kazan Universiade programme.
Aside of RT experts being present, a number of representatives of the International Rowing Federation and the Russian Rowing Federation also partook in the discussion.
When the Universiade has wrapped up, the rowing channel will be used in the capacity of a center for training Russian national teams for the Olympic Games, student team training and will be able to host major competitions of the highest level.
On 20 January in the evening Russian President Vladimir Putin called Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev and congratulated him with his birthday. During the conversation Vladimir Putin stated that he is happy to hear bright voice of Mintimer (Sharipovich) and wished him good health and all the best.
On 20 January, congratulating Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev with his birthday, the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin wrote in his telegramme: “Being a famous and political leader, you have made a substantial contribution into modern development of Tatarstan and have earned the deep respect and gratitude of residents of the republic.
On January 20, the First President of Tatarstan, State Counsellor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev celebrates its 89 birthday.
He received numerous congratulations from the state and regional leaders, public figures, figures in science, education and culture and residents of the country and Tatarstan.
On 16 October in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev, who is also the Chairman of the Trustees Council of the regional Revival Fund, had a meeting with the Director General of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky, who came to Kazan to take part in a ceremony of opening a new exposition “The Yusupovs. Luxury across the Centuries” at the Hermitage Kazan Exposition Center and which has been prepared especially for the 20th anniversary of the Hermitage’s first representational centre established in 2005 by celebrations of the Kazan Millennium.
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