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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”. It is crucial today for railway transport to meet the global challenges of the 21st century. We face the ambitious challenges of creating new areas of high-speed transport, comfort and security for passengers, shaping an affordable price policy, developing the country’s transit potential, and fully satisfying the needs of freight operators for transport using modern rolling stock. As the network of transport corridors and freight containerisation expands, there is an obvious and economically justified need to strengthen the role of railways on key pan-European routes. With this in mind, we need to take active measures to provide railway transport for intermodal shipments. The Baltic region has several objective and strategic advantages, it is a key transit corridor for the Russian transport system, and provides access to international markets. The III International Rail Business Forum “1520 Strategic Partnership: Baltic Region” will serve as another essential step in boosting the level of technological and operational compliance between the 1520 and 1435 railway areas with the goal of further developing an international market for transport services.
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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. |
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