Rustam Minnikhanov: Modernization of air passes through state border in airport “Kazan” is particularly important on the threshold of Universiade 2013
14 April 2011, Thursday
From 12 air passes across state border functioning on the territory of Volga federal district the most intensively working are in Kazan, Samara, Ufa, Perm, and Orenburg. Such information was given by chief of Federal agency on arranging state border of the RF Dmitri Bezdelov at the meeting in Kazan.
Interdepartmental regional meeting on condition and perspectives of developing system of air passes through state border of the Russian Federation functioning in the Volga federal district took place in House of RT government with participation of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov.
Rustam Minnikhanov reminded that on the threshold of preparation and holding World summer Universiade-2013 in Kazan development and modernization of air passes through state border in airport “Kazan” are particularly important. Representatives of more than 170 countries, 12 000 sportsmen and 100 000 guests and tourists are expected to come to Tatarstan in order to participate in Universiade-2013. By words of R.Minnikhanov, it requires serious work on developing the system of air passes through state border. He noted that now Tatarstan and Russian border services agency have built good working relationships and assured that republic will continue following all agreements in this issue.
According to Deputy plenipotentiary of RF president in Volga federal district Nikolai Ovsienko the equipping level of air passes does not fully meet regulatory requirements: infrastructure of airports is not developed, air passes have low acceptance rate. Much emphasis should be put on Kazan because large amount of work is expected to be realized here in connection with Universiade-2013.
Nikolai Ovsienko informed that objective interaction of state authorities and relevant ministries, and use mechanisms of private-state partnership should be established.
Chief of Federal agency on arranging state border of the RF Dmitri Bezdelov made the key report and the meeting.
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