China ready to invest in railway infrastructure of Nothern Sea Route - Russian Deputy PM

IRKUTSK, July 6. /TASS/. China is prepared to invest in the railway infrastructure of the Northern Sea Route and the railway line Solikamsk-Arkhangelsk, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Monday. "One of the issues on the agenda was encouraging investment in a very interesting project of a transport route from Solikamsk to Arkhangelsk, that is investment in the development of railway infrastructure supporting the Northern Sea Route," Rogozin said after a meeting of a Russia-China commission. He added that China is also interested in reconstructing airports, including ‘open sky’ airports, such as in Sochi and Vladivostok, and modernizing deep-water ports along the Northern Sea Route. Besides, issues of cross-border cooperation were discussed during a meeting with China’s Vice Premier Wang Yang. "In the near future, we will be ready to sign documents concerning border crossing points equipped to provide for the development of regions close to the border where there is cooperation, but no direct transport link," Rogozin said. Read more