Organizational and technical support activities of the organizing Committee of the race assigned to the Ministry of sports of Russia. Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the annual holding of the rally "silk way" the Chairman of the organizing Committee on preparation and holding of the Russian stage of the annual international rally "silk road" - the Dakar series approved by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov. B composition of the organizing Committee of the race except Alexander Zhukov included the Minister of sport, tourism and youth policy B. L. Mutko, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan R. N. Minnikhanov, Governor of the Krasnodar region A. N. Tkachev, the Deputy Minister of internal Affairs of the Russian Federation B. N. Kiryanov, first Deputy Chairman of the State Duma O. B. Morozov, other Federal and regional officials, project Manager at silk way rally Dakar series" Semyon Yakubov, as well as President of the Joint stock company for oil transport "Transneft" Nikolay Tokarev. Source: silkwayrally.com