Blatter: in the current political atmosphere to conduct the 2018 world Cup in Russia is most important

The head of FIFA Joseph Blatter has assured the Russian leader Vladimir Putin that the world championship on football of 2018 will be held in the Russian Federation that, in his vision, the most important in the current geopolitical situation.
at a meeting at the Konstantinovsky Palace untested before the draw for the 2018 world Cup Blatter said that the ceremony came in full force Authorised by the FIFA Executive committees, reports news Agency." And I wish to inform You that the Executive Committee has recently adopted a new resolution which FIFA has assured the Russian Federation in its full support of the project of hosting the world Cup in Russia in 2018, " - said the head of the organization, noting that FIFA has full confidence in Russia And the Russian leadership. According to his statement, this resolution was presented at the meeting, in which participated, among them, the Minister of sport Vitaly Mutko.
"We at FIFA are confident that the Russian Federation will have a successful world Cup. And We say in this respect Russia is " Yes ", We assure You of our support, said Blatter.- This is the most important in the current geopolitical environment, so there ought not only to speak about our desire to make the world better - We would like to do something concrete to support peace, to support the development of football." I wish to thank You, dear Mr. Director, to thank the Russian Federation And to thank all the Russian people, which can rightfully be proud of And You can rightly be proud of this opportunity to hold the world championship in 2018, " said Blatter to Putin. He called a very important date, when there will be the preliminary draw. 'Mr head, as I made a promise that We will do everything we can to ensure that athletes, fans not only in our country but in the world And feel - those who will come - home, and all the people watching on television - that they felt that they too were present at the Grand international sports festival," said, for his part, Putin. The Russian President said that the authorities are happy to accept there is a representative delegation from FIFA And the different States of the world." I know that is a very big work of a preparatory nature to the world Cup. I am very glad to tell You about what Russia is doing to prepare the 2018 world Cup, " said the President of Russia to the head of FIFA. Also, According to Putin, Russia is glad to inform commissioners of the national football federations " with what And how We do it in order to provide a high level of holding this large-scale international sporting events." In March, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the 2018 world Cup football in Russia ought to ignore as long as long as the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine will not be resolved. The President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov responded to the call Poroshenko." Moscow all obligations are fulfilled on time And can conduct the best sports events. The world championship on football in Russia will go down in history as one of the best tournaments ", ? He said. Later, the Federation of international football associations (FIFA) has asked the world's politicians not to interfere in the Affairs of the organization. The world Cup ? 2018 will be held from June 14 to July fifteen at 12 stadiums in eleven cities of Russia: Moscow, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Saransk, Rostov-on-don, Sochi And Yekaterinburg.


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