VIII International Conference "Transport Service Market: cooperation and partnership" December 7-8, 2010, "President Hotel", Moscow

Key conference topic 2010: "Reform: the Completion Phase. Single Market, Single Infrastructure, Common Interests"

Alexander Shokhin
President Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

On behalf of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, I would like to congratulate you on the beginning of the VIII International Conference “Transport Services Market: Cooperation and Partnership”.

Providing reliable and uninterrupted freight and passenger transport, increasing transport service quality for freight owners and utilising Russia’s immense potential for advancing transit transport shipments through cooperation and integration in other countries’ transport systems are the key goals for Russia’s transport complex.

We have already made some concrete steps to achieve these goals: new standards for railway equipment quality are being developed, leading scientific research is being implemented, and state-of-the-art management systems are being introduced.

Holding the “Transport Services Market: Cooperation and Partnership” conference will give participants the chance to exchange experience and work out a consolidated stance toward seeking out effective solutions to the challenges that the state faces in developing the transport sector.

It is my sincere hope that all conference participants are able to find new contacts and be successful in their work.

President Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

Alexander Shokhin