Igor Levitin, Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation
On behalf of the Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation and on my own behalf, I welcome the participants, guests and organisers of the International Regional Rail Business Forum “Strategic Partnership 1520: the Caucasus Region”.
An important aspect of realising the transit potential of Russia and other CIS member-states is development of the North-South International Transport Corridor.
The ideology of creating the international corridor is based on the latitude and meridian principle for establishing powerful multi-vector reversible international freight traffic routes. This approach not only remains relevant, but also acquires added importance in connection with the region’s development.
The main direction of the North-South corridor ensures movement of freight traffic from Northern Europe across Russia via the Caspian Sea to Iran, the Persian Gulf and India, and also to the Caucasus and Central Asia. This meets the interests of participants in the transportation process, including owners of freight and representatives of the transport and forwarding business, thus adding to the region’s social and economic development.
I am sure that the International Regional Rail Business Forum “Strategic Partnership 1520: the Caucasus Region” will make a real contribution to the development of all those involved in the region's transportation business.
Minister of Transport of Russian Federation
Igor Levitin
The letters of support
Igor Levitin, Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation
On behalf of the Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation and on my own behalf, I welcome the participants, guests and organisers of the International Regional Rail Business Forum “Strategic Partnership 1520: the Caucasus Region”.
Ziya Mamedov, Ministry of Transport of the Azerbaijan
On behalf of the Ministry of Transport of the Azerbaijan Republic I send greetings to the participants in the International Regional Rail Business Forum “1520 Strategic Partnership: Caucasus Region”.
On behalf of Russian Railways, I would like to welcome the participants, guests and organisers ofthe International Regional Rail Business Forum "Strategic Partnership 1520: the Caucasus Region".
Arif Askerov, Azerbaijan RailwaysI send my greetings to the participants, guests and organisers of the first International Regional Rail Business Forum “1520 Strategic Partnership: the Caucasus Region”, which will take place in the hospitable city of Baku from 11 to 13 October 2010.
Vladimir Dorokhin, Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of AzerbaijanOn behalf of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Azerbaijan Republic and myself personally I send greetings to the organizers, participants and guests of the International Regional Rail Business Forum “1520 Strategic Partnership: Caucasus Region”.
