The decision to create a joint working group on developing perspective areas of cooperation between Tatarstan and Brazil was made by results of meeting between RT President Rustam Minnikhanov and President of BrasilInvest Mr Mario Garnero.The meeting took place in São Paulo (Brazil) within the frameworks of working trip of Tatarstan delegation led by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov to Federal Republic Brazil (August,15-19, 2011).

On August 13 President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov was on a working trip in Baltasi municipal region. Head of republic was accompanied by Minister of agriculture and foodstuff Marat Akhmetov, Minister of construction, architecture and housing Irek Faizullin, CEO of State housing fund Talgat Abdullin and Head of Baltasi region Marat Zaripov.

Experience of the Chinese city Shenzhen, where the 26th World Summer Universiade is held in 2011, shall be used for the preparation and organization of the future summer Universiade in 2013 in Kazan. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan has declared that today during the video-conference Kazan-Shenzhen.

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov thanked FISU members for the credence granted to Russia and for naming Oleg Matytsin the First Vice-President of FISU.
Rustam Minnikhanov declared that on the official reception on behalf of the Republic of Tatarstan, as one of the Russian regions, for the FISU members, that took place in Shenzhen (China). The reception was held in the hall of the hotel Futian Shangri-La.
Let us recall that a regular FISU meeting took place on the 9th of August in Shenzhen, during which the President of the organization was reelected, Clod-Lui Galien from France became the new President. Oleg Matytsin, president of the Russian student sport union, became the First Deputy of the FISU President. Meanwhile, the current FISU President George Killian keeps his position till the end of the current Summer Games – 2011 in Shenzhen.
Greeting the guests, the Head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov declared that student sport should develop further. He thanked everyone for another opportunity to meet before the Universiade 2013 in Kazan. “We are waiting for all of you in Kazan” – said Rustam Minnikhanov to the FISU members.
In his turn, George Killian expressed his sincere hope that a strong interest would be shown towards the coming summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan. According to his words, the sport heritage, that would remain after the Universiade in the capital of Tatarstan, would help to strengthen the position of student sport.
There was a concert after that, where the best creative teams of Tatarstan and Russia took place.

Today President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov is on working trip in Shenzhen. The main aim of a visit - participation in official opening ceremony of 26th World students sports games (Universiade).

The opening is to take place tomorrow, August 12, at 20.00 pm local time (16.00 Moscow time) on the ground of sports complex "Cocoon of Spring ".

Besides, during his visit to Shenzhen Rustam Minnikhanov will see the universiade objects erected in the city for sportsmen and Games participants, attend Avenue of flags, the participants of Universiade, familiarize with the work of press-center and a center of international broadcasting.

Today Prime minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov met with champion of Europe on trap-shooting Vasily Mosin and world champion on synchronic swimming Elvira Khasyanova. In a meeting held in RT Government House took part also chief coach of Russia’s national team on synchronic swimming Tatyana Pokrovskaya.