Mintimer Shaimiev meets with Claude-Louis Gallien and Oleg Matytsin
16 July 2013, Tuesday
On July 16 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev met with FISU President Claude-Louis Gallien, FISU Secretary General Eric Saintrond, FISU First Vice-President, President of Russian Sport Student Union Oleg Matytsin.
Mintimer Shaimiev told guests about the final chess tournament and participants of the meeting exchanged opinions about Universiade.
“Everything is going well. I see positive emotions of people. Universiade is a big responsible work. For such a short period we increased a huge human potential,” Mintimer Shaimiev said.
FISU President thanked Russian and Tatarstan leadership for perfect organisation of the holiday. He noted invaluable help of the President of Russian Sport Student Union Oleg Matytsin. Claude-Louis Gallien also informed that Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and Mayor of Kwangju that will host XXVIII World Summer Student Games decided to make Kazan and Kwangju twin towns.
New areas of cooperation between Tatarstan and FISU were discussed at the meeting.
On 17 March, speaking at a meeting of the State Council of the republic, where its Chairman Farid Mukhametshin declared his early termination of powers, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev said: “Mutual respect and deep understanding help to preserve high trust of our people.”
On 13 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev accompanied by the regional Mufti Kamil Samigullin took part in the XIV Iftar of the republic organized by the Spiritual Board of Muslims of Tatarstan, the administration of the Ak Bars Arena stadium and the national tourist complex Tugan Avylym (My Native Village) at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center.
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.