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Ugis Magonis, Latvian Railway 
I welcome the participants in the Third International Regional Rail Business Forum Strategic Partnership 1520: Baltic Region. The indisputable advantages of the 1520 area countries include common technological standards, historically established long-term business links, a common information space, and a unique geographical and economic situation in terms of their vast transit potential. For the major world producers of railway equipment and technologies, the growing 1520 area market is becoming more and more attractive and this, of course, opens up new opportunities for international cooperation. Owing to its geographical position, the Baltic region is an important link between Russia and the European Union countries. It is becoming increasingly obvious that the future of the growth of railway transport lies in development of a system of railway transport corridors, interaction and cooperation between the railway administrations of the wide and narrow gauge countries and concerted development of international transport networks. The issues proposed for discussion at the Third International Regional Rail Business Forum Strategic Partnership 1520: Baltic Region are of interest to all participants in the transport process in the Pan-European space and are called upon to generate further plans for developing the region’s transport infrastructure. I am confident that the results of the forum will make a real contribution to developing interaction among all the participants in the transportation process. President Latvian Railway |
Letters of support
Vladimir Yakunin, "Russian Railways" JSC On behalf of Russian Railways and on my own behalf, I welcome the participants, guests and organisers of the III International Regional Rail Business Forum “Strategic Partnership 1520: Baltic Region.”
Ugis Magonis, Latvian Railway I welcome the participants in the Third International Regional Rail Business Forum Strategic Partnership 1520: Baltic Region. 
Sergei Shishkarev, Chairman of the State Duma Transport Committee I send greetings to all the participants in the III International Rail Business Forum “Strategic Partnership1520: Baltic region”. 
Igor Levitin, Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation I am happy to welcome the organisers, participants and guests of the III International Rail Business Forum “1520 Strategic Partnership: Baltic Region”. 
Uldis Augulis, Ministry of Transport of the Republic Latvia The history of Latvia’s railways goes back a century and a half and began with railways operating on a five-foot gauge. 
Alexander Veshnyakov, Embassy of the Russian Federation to Latvia I welcome the participants, guests and organisers of the III International Regional Rail Business Forum Strategic Partnership 1520: Baltic Region! 
Alexandr Shokhin, President of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs On behalf of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, I would like to congratulate you on the start of the Third International Regional Rail Business Forum “Strategic Partnership 1520: Baltic Region.” 
Gennady Talashkin, "RZDstroy" OJSC Dear colleagues, participants of the III International Regional Rail Business Forum “1520 Strategic Partnership: Baltic Region”! On behalf of the JSC “RZDstroy” let me please welcome you on a regular session of communication platform undertaking such a responsible duty as to facilitate the development and interaction of the “broad gauge” partners. |
Ugis Magonis