The Republic of Tatarstan was one of the Russian initiators to join WorldSkills International and was the first to join the WorldSkills Russia. Kazan’s nomination as a bidding city to host the WorldSkills Competition 2019 is an honour for us, and at the same time, a great responsibility. Our bid to host the WorldSkills Competition 2019 in Kazan is the confirmation of the overall strive to stage the best competition ever, based on a wealth of experience in organising major international events and the idea of promoting the WorldSkills mission worldwide. The Russian Federation is much interested in holding the WorldSkills Competition.