A meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation of the XIII All-Russian Rural Sabantuy was held in Astrakhan.

The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of the National Council of the World Congress of the Tatars Vasil Shaуkhraziev, Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin, representatives of ministries, city leaders, etc.

– This holiday is important for us. Simultaneously with Sabantuу, we are implementing the project “ethno village”, – said Vasil Shaуkhraziev.

The Chairman stressed that the national holiday will be held at a high level and in accordance with all requirements.

The region has already celebrated the Federal Sabantuy twice – in 2008 and in 2017. The All-Russian Sabantuy will be the launch event presenting the ethno village as one of the locations of the ethnotouristic route in the region.