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MOSCOW, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the establishment of national interdepartmental headquarters in charge of security issues at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The headquarters will be comprised of 16 officials from the country's various ministries as well as from law enforcement agencies, and will be headed by a first deputy director of the Russian Federal Security Service, the TASS news agency reported.
Russia won the bid to host the 2018 World Cup over five years ago. About 300 infrastructure projects are underway or have been completed in 11 host cities. Besides, 20 more cities are involved in visitors' accommodation service program. Enditem
