Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov is on a working trip in Samara. He has attended a meeting on development of transport complex in Volga Federal District (VFD).

Plenipotentiary of the Russian President in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich, Russian Minister of transport Maxim Sokolov, Deputy Plenipotentiary of the Russian President in VFD, investment plenipotentiary Galina Isotova, heads of Volga regions, experts in the sphere of civil aviation took part in the meeting.

Participants of the event discussed problems of VFD transport complex and possible solutions.

Projects providing removal of infrastructure restrictions in Volga transport complex and its connection to global transport system, in particular, a pilot project of developing regional aviation in VFD were presented at the meeting.

Realization of the project of constructing international highway “Europe-Western China”, construction and reconstruction of road sections of federal significance were discussed.