Mintimer Shaimiev got acquainted with course of preparation of major sites for Kazan’s 1000th anniversary

“Impressions are positively strained. There is still a lot of work to be done, though everyone works according to the schedule, with deviations no more than a week”, President of Tatarstan commented on what he saw during visiting at once several sites that will embellish Kazan by its 1000th anniversary. Apart from the International cultural-entertainment hippodrome complex, the President also observed the City Hall and the Musa Jalil Tatar Opera and Ballet Theatre.

Talking about the deviations from the schedule, without biases possible during any construction works, the President marked that for such large sites a week is a small deviation. But in order to do it in time working twenty-four hours a day will be necessary. And the headquarters is already working in such conditions.

The Tatarstan President said that just two days ago organisational questions of preparation for the 1000th anniversary of Kazan had been discussed in Moscow at the meeting with Chief of Staff of the RF President Dmitry Medvedev.

RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov, Chief of Staff of the RT President Yuri Kamaltynov, RT Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Culture Zilya Valeyeva, RT Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Marat Khusnulllin, Kazan Mayor Kamil Iskhakov and other officials accompanied the President during the trip.