(KZN.RU,
March 9). Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of Tatarstan, met with Peter
Ivanov, the general director of the AO “Federal Passenger Company”. The meeting
was held in the Government House of the RT.
The parties
discussed issues of further cooperation in the development of railway
transport, management of passenger rail transport in distant pursuit, and spoke
about other issues.
P. Ivanov
briefly spoke about the plans for 2017 and the prospects for the development of
the Federal Passenger Company (FPC), a specialized branch of the OAO Russian
Railways. In particular, the general director of the enterprise reported on
plans for the renewal of vehicles, which is associated with the growth of the
passenger traffic, as well as with events within the framework of the
Confederations Cup 2017 and matches of the World Cup 2018.
Ilsur
Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, Artem Zdunov, the minister of Economy of the RT,
Albert Nafigin, the assistant to the President of the RT, and representatives
of the Ministry of Transport and Road Facilities of the RT also took part in
the meeting.