FISU Secretary General to assess preparation for Universiade-2013 in Kazan
27 April 2009, Monday
FISU Secretary General Eric Saintrond and Director for the Summer Universiade Marc Vandelplas are to begin their visit to Tatarstan capital on April 27.
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) members will examine the sport sites, which will host the events of the Universiade-2013 in Kazan. Mr. Saintrond and Mr. Vandeplas will visit the Wrestling Palace, Olymp Sport Complex, Rubin football club’s stadium, Tatneft-Arena ice palace, the Central Stadium, Basket-Hall, Field Hockey Centre, the horse-racing centre, and construction sites of the Universiade Village, Tennis Academy, and Water Sports Palace.
A presentation of the Universiade-2013 sport facilities will be held for the guests. They are expected to meet with Tatarstan Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov and talk to journalists, the press-service of Tatarstan Ministry on Youth Affairs, Sport and Tourism reports.
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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