Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in meeting held by OAO “Russian Railways” on developing railway industry

On October 7, in Moscow at the central office of OAO "Russian Railways", Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a meeting on the development of the railway industry. Heads of some Russian regions also attended the meeting chaired by President of OAO "Russian Railways" Vladimir Yakunin.

Organizational issues related to the Railways activity in the regions were discussed at the meeting. In particular, it was reported that all works regarding feasibility studies of the construction of a high-speed railway linking Moscow with Kazan were finished. According to experts, the aggregate GDP growth will make 11.7 trillion roubles due to the increase in labor productivity and business activity within the first 12 years of its operation.