VLADIMIR PUTIN
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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Point of View

17 november
2010
Infrastructure 91

“The regions should also create their own road funds. I’d like to emphasise once again that we will primarily provide assistance to the regions that set up these funds. We have drafted the necessary amendments to the Budget Code and are about to submit them to the State Duma. I’d like to ask the deputies to review the government’s proposals as a matter of priority. I’d also like to request that our colleagues in the regions promptly make all of the decisions necessary for establishing road funds.This will allow us to launch the new mechanisms for funding road construction next January.”

Vladimir Putin
At a Government meeting, November 17
28 october
2010
Infrastructure 91

“It should modernise the existing system, remove the bottlenecks, fulfil the requests of oil companies to be connected to new facilities - deposits or oil refineries - and reduce the costs of transporting oil by using new technology <…>. All this is very important because we must build the necessary infrastructure in order to have a flexible and competitive market of oil and oil products”.

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on the draft general strategy for developing the oil industry till 2020, Novokuibyshevsk, October 28
28 october
2010
Infrastructure 91

“Added together, an increase in known reserves, the development of new oilfields and enhanced yields at old deposits will allow Russia to maintain current production levels, roughly 500 million tonnes a year, for several decades to come. This will be enough to meet the needs of the domestic economy and to sustain exports”.

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on the draft general strategy for developing the oil industry till 2020, Novokuibyshevsk, October 28
28 october
2010
Infrastructure 91

“Among the large infrastructure projects we are currently working, perhaps the most important is the completion of the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline. It is already in operation - part of the pipe is ready. We are transporting it to the Pacific by rail, and a good port has been built. The leg from Skovorodino must be extended to the coast. The second extension of the Baltic pipeline system is also very important for us”.

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on the draft general strategy for developing the oil industry till 2020, Novokuibyshevsk, October 28
23 august
2010
Infrastructure 91

“We are finishing the highway from Chita to Khabarovsk. In fact, this is an historic event for Russia. Russia has never been entirely connected by road through its territories. Until recently - 100 years ago, or how many, up until 1903? - in order to travel from European Russia to the Far East, people either travelled on the winter road in winter or on ships across the Indian Ocean. A railway was built by 1904, and this was because of an impending war with Japan. In Soviet times, another branch of this railroad was built as a result of deteriorating relations with China. And there was no highway at all. And now we are completing 2,500 km between Chita and Khabarovsk. And for the first time in history, Russia will be connected by roads throughout its territory - you'll be able to drive from its westernmost to its easternmost point.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting with with the research team German expedition Lena 2010, August 23, Samoilovsky Island
7 july
2010
Infrastructure 91

“We all understand that for Russia, with its enormous territory, the development of aviation and airports is critical. It is one of our top priorities, and we must address it in order to ensure the unity of Russia's territory and the Russian nation. Air transportation in Russia is currently booming. Passenger air travel has not only recovered since the crisis, it has exceeded the peak reached in 2008. In January-May, 2010 air travel increased by 32.3% against the same period of 2009. These trends are directly related to the growing capacity of Russian airports.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting in the city of Mineralnye Vody on the construction and renovation of airports in Russia, 7 July
3 june
2010
Infrastructure 91

“Another issue the new technical regulations will address is establishing a legal framework for introducing high-speed passenger service so that in the future administrative barriers do not hamper the design and construction of new lines. As you know, in addition to the line from Moscow to St. Petersburg, high-speed trains will start running between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg and Helsinki and, in the future, in other areas, for example to and from Smolensk, which will allow us to establish a high-speed railway connection with our major European partners. I have also instructed those responsible to look into the possibility of bringing high-speed rail to Siberia.”

Vladimir Putin
At a government meeting, June 3
19 may
2010
Infrastructure 91

“Progress has also been slow on updating the regulatory framework for electronic bidding and applying it to road construction. Finally, we effectively lack a mechanism that would ensure the stability and predictability of funding for road construction, while it is clear that the successful implementation of expensive and capital-intensive projects is impossible if the amount of funds allocated for the project can change at any moment. So, we need to more clearly define government and private sources of financing for infrastructure. This applies to both large, strategic construction projects and our ongoing maintenance commitments”.

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting to discuss stable financial support for road construction, reconstruction, overhaul, repair and maintenance, May 19
27 february
2010
Infrastructure 91

“I would like to emphasize that infrastructure development must be accompanied by serious investments in safety. It is essential that we guarantee a new level of anti-terrorism security, fire safety and technical monitoring of the tracks and rolling stock. Under the plan, 4.5 billion roubles will be invested to enhance railway safety in 2010.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on the Russian Railways (RZD) investment programme, Krasnodar territory, February 27, 2010
27 february
2010
Infrastructure 91

“It is necessary to increase the capacity of our railways in Baltic and Pacific ports considerably. They should operate as effective logistical hubs. We're talking about the reconstruction of the Mga-Gatchina-Ivangorod line and the railway providing access to the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland. We're also talking about and the Komsomolsk-on-Amur to Sovetskay Gavan line, which will help develop the ports of Vanino, Sovetskaya Gavan and some other areas.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on the Russian Railways (RZD) investment programme, Krasnodar territory, February 27, 2010
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