Vladimir Putin awarded Ilsur Metshin the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree

The awarding ceremony took place in the Catherine Hall of the Moscow Kremlin.

(KZN.RU, May 23). Today, Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, presented state awards to eminent Russians and foreign citizens in the Catherine Hall of the Moscow Kremlin. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, was among the awarded.

The head of the country awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III Degree, to Ilsur Metshin, for his great contribution to the socio-economic development of the city and his many years of hard work. The decree on awarding was published on the official Internet portal of legal information on March 29.

Ilsur Metshin noted in his reply that receiving a high award from the hands of the head of state is a great honor and inexpressible emotions. “I share the award with those people without whom it would not have been possible. My dear parents, my family, my team, my teachers, leaders and, of course, dear and beloved Kazan citizens”, said the Mayor of Kazan.

“Dear Mr. President, allow me to convey the words of sincere gratitude on behalf of the Kazan residents. Thank you for the events that you entrusted to us, supported and continue to support, starting from the Millennium of the city, the World Universiade, the FINA Championship and, of course, the FIFA Championship, which we held under your leadership throughout the country. These events changed the infrastructure of the city and greatly improved the life quality of Kazan citizens”, he said.

“After each event, we have thousands of true friends around the world. One of them is in the hall today, Gianni Infantino (the head of FIFA – ed.). They took with them our warmth and love for Russia. There are many good pages in the glorious history of the millennial Kazan. But these events brought Kazan to a completely new level of the European standard, under your leadership, Mr. President. We are sincerely grateful to you. Kazan is ready for new challenges, new frontiers under your leadership”, said Ilsur Metshin.

More than 30 awarded orders, medals and honorary titles were given to cosmonauts, scientists, workers of education, healthcare, and sports, famous artists, workers in industry and agriculture. According to the Decree of the President of the RF, there were also Valentina Matvienko, the chairperson of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the RF, was awarded the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called, Gianni Infantino. the President of FIFA, Viktor Sadovnichy, the rector of Moscow State University named after M. Lomonosov, Sergey Makovetsky, a People’s Artist of the RF, Mikhail Zhvanetsky, a Russian satirist writer, Valentin Yudashkin, a designer, and others.