I.Metshin about the meeting with V.Putin: “We were expecting such a conversation and the results, that will follow it”

Tatarstan and Kazan were once again highly praised by Russian President Vladimir Putin. At a meeting of the Council for Local Self-Government development in Krasnogorsk, Moscow region, the head of state noted that the region and its capital are in constant search of innovations. According to the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, this indicates that the right growth vector has been set. “Of course, it makes us happy, but at the same time it imposes responsibility, we must work even better, more professionally and systematically”, - the mayor said today at a Business Monday at the Executive Committee.

I.Metshin noted that the meeting was attended by members of the new Government of the country, deputy Prime Ministers. The Council was dedicated to the participation of municipalities in national projects. According to the mayor, the most important thing is that the projects provide for development of specific measures in all spheres of life – in education, ecology, health, and road infrastructure. “We were expecting this conversation, and most importantly-the results that will follow it. We see changes, one of the obvious examples is the construction of the Big Kazan ring as part of the project “Safe and high-quality roads”. And you can imagine how life of municipalities throughout the country is changing,” - he noted.

The mayor of Kazan told that before a meeting with the President of Russia, he held a meeting with colleagues, mayors of other cities - members of the Association of cities of the Volga region. The main problem, which, according to the mayors of the Volga cities, it was necessary to say at a meeting with the head of the country – is an outdated communal infrastructure. “Therefore, it was good to hear the statement of the Minister of construction and housing and communal services of Russia Vladimir Yakushev and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Marat Khusnullin that the time has come to renovate the communal infrastructure”, – the mayor said.

The lack of financing for the implementation of the municipalities authorities was also discussed at the meeting of the Council. “We hope that the voiced issues will find their solution, in any case, this was stated and it gives hope for a better tomorrow,” - I.Metshin concluded.