President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with FISU delegation and FISU Secretary General Eric Saintrond.

Director of FISU Summer Universiade Marc Vandenplas, Chairman of FISU Summer Universiade Supervision Committee Kemal Tamer, first FISU Vice-president, Head of Russian sport student union Oleg Matytsin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Director of Universiade executive office Vladimir Leonov, Deputy Minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Khalil Shaikhutdinov participated in the meeting at the RT Government House.

FISU delegation arrived in Kazan to estimate the process of preparation for Universiade 2013.

Rustam Minnikhanov told FISU Secretary General about preparation for student games. The parties discussed completion of construction of sports venues and hotels, development of airline routes to Kazan for transportation of guests and participants of the Games, cooperation with Eurosport channel.

Representatives of Universiade organizing committee will make presentation about overall preparation for the World student games 2013.

Members of FISU delegation are going to visit several venues and infrastructure facilities at Universiade Village.