MOSCOW, 15 June (BelTA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has given his consent for the preliminary development of a high-speed railway (HSR) project between Moscow and Minsk as he received a report from Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin, BelTA reports citing a transcript of the meeting.
“If we are talking about Russian railways, the most efficient route is the Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod section, extending further to Kazan. That route yields the greatest economic growth and makes the most economic sense. The second most interesting project is the international Moscow-Minsk project. After that, all the other projects follow in due order,” the Russian minister said.
“Therefore, allow me to begin the preliminary development of these projects. I will submit the corresponding papers,” he said addressing Vladimir Putin.
“Of course,” the Russian leader agreed.
Andrey Nikitin noted that it would be good to finalize the Moscow-Minsk high-speed railway project and its financial model as early as 2028-2029.
“As for the Moscow-Minsk HSR, Aleksandr Lukashenko and I have discussed this on numerous occasions. The Belarusian president supports it, so there will be no administrative difficulties on that front,” Vladimir Putin added.
“With your permission, we will engage the Eurasian bank to begin this work jointly as an international project,” the Russian transport minister clarified.
He also reported on the progress of Russia's first high-speed railway, the Moscow-St. Petersburg line. According to the minister, the first five train cars for the high-speed line have already been assembled. Active construction of engineering structures is also underway along the entire length of the future route.
“If we are talking about Russian railways, the most efficient route is the Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod section, extending further to Kazan. That route yields the greatest economic growth and makes the most economic sense. The second most interesting project is the international Moscow-Minsk project. After that, all the other projects follow in due order,” the Russian minister said.
“Therefore, allow me to begin the preliminary development of these projects. I will submit the corresponding papers,” he said addressing Vladimir Putin.
“Of course,” the Russian leader agreed.
Andrey Nikitin noted that it would be good to finalize the Moscow-Minsk high-speed railway project and its financial model as early as 2028-2029.
“As for the Moscow-Minsk HSR, Aleksandr Lukashenko and I have discussed this on numerous occasions. The Belarusian president supports it, so there will be no administrative difficulties on that front,” Vladimir Putin added.
“With your permission, we will engage the Eurasian bank to begin this work jointly as an international project,” the Russian transport minister clarified.
He also reported on the progress of Russia's first high-speed railway, the Moscow-St. Petersburg line. According to the minister, the first five train cars for the high-speed line have already been assembled. Active construction of engineering structures is also underway along the entire length of the future route.
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