On July 13, in Moscow, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan took part in a rehearsal of the presentation of the bid of Kazan for hosting WorldSkills championship in 2019.

It should be reminded that in January 2015, Russia submitted its preliminary bid to the WorldSkills International Secretariat with the intention to participate in the bid campaign for the right to host the world championship of professional skills WorldSkills Competition 2019 in Kazan.

The Board of Directors of the WorldSkills International allowed the Russian Federation to submit its bid to the WSI General Assembly in August 2015.

France (Paris) and Belgium (Charleroi) are among Russia’s competitors.

The presentation of the bids will take place at the WorldSkills International General Assembly in Sao Paulo (Brazil) on August 10, 2015.

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Olga Golodets, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin, and other officials took part in the event.

More information is available here http://worldskillskazan2019.org/odobrena-zayavka-rossijskoj-federatsii-dlya-uchastiya-v-sorevnovanii-na-pravo-provesti-chempionat-worldskills-international-v-2019-godu/