Medvedev said the new head of the Russian Railways complaints to the company – RBC

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

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The activities of Russian Railways in the travel industry is a large number of complaints. The Head of Government Dmitry Medvedev said during a meeting with Oleg Belozerov, which Prime Minister appointed to the presidency state-owned companies in connection with the departure from office of Vladimir Yakunin, Interfax reported.

«Passenger transportation. There are many complaints, “- said the prime minister. According to him, “people are unhappy when routes are canceled.” At the same time, Medvedev acknowledged that “on the other hand, the railway should get paid for it, and not simply be at a loss, and have the resources for development.” Premier clarified that Belozerova be with the participation of government and regional authorities to decide how to combine these two approaches.

The theme of passenger transport was the focus at the beginning of the year. Due to lack of funding from regional budgets suburban passenger companies began mass cancellation of trains. This provoked sharp criticism of President Vladimir Putin, who demanded to restore movement, “without waiting for the formal decisions».

Medvedev asked the new head of the Russian Railways to give special attention to budget and investment company. He drew attention Belozerova “to the complex parameters of the current state of the economy».

In this case, the prime minister noted that Yakunin has made a great contribution to the development of railway transport in Russia. “I would like to note that Yakunin has done much for the development of this largest holding, large infrastructure monopoly. And now, despite the fact that we are not the best situation in the economy, however, Russian Railways are developing and have a significant amount of services “, – said the prime minister.

Medvedev announced the appointment Belozerova head of Russian Railways August 20th. He also said that Yakunin has applied for release from the post of the president of Russian Railways. Ex-president of the state company claims to work in the Federation Council as a senator from the Kaliningrad region.

Earlier today, the acting head of the Kaliningrad Region Nikolai Tsukanov said that in April 2014 Yakunin received the status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation . This allows you to apply for the position Yakunin senator.

Railways Yakunin led in June 2005, since the Cabinet extended its mandate three times – in 2008, 2011 and 2014. On August 18, he sent a telegram to his subordinates, in which he told him about the settlement tupivshem offer to go to work in the Federation Council. He noted that “the final staffing decisions will be taken by the leadership of the state and implemented in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.”