The impetus which the Olympic Games has given to the Volunteer Movement in our country will be even more important than the Olympics itself for forming civil society and for Russia’s social and political development.

This year we will prepare all the Mountain Cluster venues for staging sports competitions. Next year starting from May and till September, all the arenas except for the Central Stadium must be completed.

According to some reputable researchers, the Holy Mount Olympus belongs somewhere to the Caucasus Mountains.

It is an honour for me to be offered the privilege to become a Sochi 2014 Ambassador.

With postage stamps and envelopes being dispersed worldwide, we believe it is one of the best ways to commemorate the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

The Sochi Games have already become a model for other major Russian infrastructural projects and a sample for applying some most advanced practices in various regions of our country.

We have been very impressed with the way the organizers have proactively reached out to people in every corner of the country to make them feel part of the Sochi Games.

We’ve had a very productive two days here in Sochi and have seen continued progress in the development of the sporting venues both in the coastal cluster and in the mountains.

On June 11, there will only be 1,000 days left before the Paralympic Games, and we shall start the countdown up to this historic event for Russia.

It was great to see the whole of Russia getting involved in Sochi 2014’s 1000 days to go celebrations.

I would like to congratulate the Russian people and the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee on choosing the Hare, Polar Bear and Leopard as mascots. 

The FIS have concluded that the European Cup will attain the highest grading level, for the preparation of the pistes itself, the way the work here was organized, and so on.

We are happy to see that 40 percent of the constructions are finished. We should be at about 70 percent at the end of 2011. We are on target.

All preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi on the Black Sea are being carried out in a way that causes the least possible damage to the natural environment.

International Olympic Committee is fully satisfied with the pace of preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi.

Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee will be in operation up until 2014, but our task is to do all we can to change Russians’ attitudes to people with disabilities.

Once again we have been impressed by the quality of the work that Sochi 2014 and its partners have presented to us during our visit.

I have been very impressed by the work of His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Al-Hussein and the active role that he continues to play within the Olympic Movement.

The Paralympic Movement has come a long way in Russia. At present, the most important thing is to change Russian society's attitude towards people with a disability.