Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has signed an order to set up an organizing committee to support Sochi’s candidacy for the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, reports Moscow News.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov has been appointed head of the organizing committee and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin as his deputy.
The government accepted a proposal by the Federal Physical Culture and Sports Committee to provide federal financing for events promoting Sochi as a candidate for the 2014 Games.
The government agreed with a proposal by the Sochi administration that an independent non-profit organization titled Sochi-2014 Bidding Committee be set up to develop proposals on the location of the key elements of the Olympic infrastructure, the accommodation for the participants and guests of the Olympics, and the city’s provisions regarding transportation, environmental and security guarantees.
