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.
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.
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