RUSSIAN-SPANISH TRANSPORT COOPERATION

Abstract

[For the English full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].On May 22-23, 2017, the Minister of Transport of Russia made a working visit to Madrid. During the trip, M. Sokolov held a meeting with the Minister of Development of the Kingdom of Spain, Inigo de la Serna Ernaiz. The parties discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of transport and recognized the need to expand cooperation, including within the framework of the Working group on transport and in the field of vocational education. The growth of transportation of goods and passengers between countries by road has been observed over the recent period. The role of consultations between the Russian and Spanish aviation authorities was especially emphasized in February last year, as a result of which agreements were reached that substantially expanded the rights of air carriers. On the basis of press releases of the Press service of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation