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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-05-21
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[01] Russian Railways still interested in acquiring privatised Greek
rail companies, Yakunin says
[01] Russian Railways still interested in acquiring privatised Greek
rail companies, Yakunin says
MOSCOW (ANA-MPA/ Th. Avgerinos) Russian Railways (PZD) are still in
talks with the Greek government on the possibility of submitting bids
in the privatisation of related Greek state companies, Russia's railway
boss Vladimir Yakunin said on Wednesday.
Talking to the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation - a sort of
alternative "Parliament of experts" - Yakunin said these companies
included the Greek trains operator TRAINOSE, the rolling stock repair
and maintenance company ROSCO and the port of Thessaloniki.
Yakunin stressed that "nothing had gone quiet" and that the Greek Prime
Minister Alexis Tsipras had requested a meeting with him during his
recent visit to Moscow, during which he indicated that the Greek side
was also interested in such cooperation.
"During the course of the talks with Vladimir Putin, Tsipras confirmed
that Russian Railways are interested rightfully and agreed that our
contacts will be continued. Therefore we are continuing our work,"
he said. According to the Russian state news agency Ria-Novosti,
Russian Railways would like to acquire all three Greek state companies
simultaneously.
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