Tatarstan President takes part in “Transport week” in Moscow

On December 4, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by Tatarstan Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin took part in an international exhibition-forum “Transport week” in Moscow (December 1-6, Gostiny Dvor). Representatives of Russian Government, Ministry of Transport, federal and regional legislative and executive authorities, heads of federal and foreign agencies, major transport companies and financial organizations are taking part in the event.

Also, the 8th international exhibition “Transport of Russia” is held within the framework of “Transport week-2014”. Russian Ministry of Transport will present projects on developing regional transport infrastructure.

Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a business breakfast organized by Russian Ministry of Transport with participation of the minister Maksim Sokolov, representatives of investment, financial institutes, building and transport companies. Mechanisms of interaction between Russian Ministry of Transport and businesses on initiating and preparing concession agreement, selection of projects of the part of the state, attraction of private funding in projects of private-state partnership, and project structuring for Asian investors.

After breakfast, Maksim Sokolov and Rustam Minnikhanov looked around the expositions, including Tatarstan presentation of functioning and developing projects, such as Kazan and Begishevo airports, intermodal railway line, creation of Sviyazhsk interregional intermodal logistics centre, construction of cable way in Kazan, railway circular traffic, transport hubs, and development of the market of gas-engine fuel.