An away meeting of the Government Commission on Prevention and Control of Emergencies and Fire Safety held by Russian Minister of Civil Defence Vladimir Puchkov took place at Kazan Arena on 18 April. President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, Minister of Civil Defence and Emergency Situation of Tatarstan Rafis Khabibullin participated in the event.