VERKHNYA PYSHMA, February 15 Russia is ready to implement such new competencies as the construction of high-speed railway communication, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
At a meeting on the development of high-speed rail traffic, the head of state noted the construction of the Moscow-St. Petersburg branch, which should become the first starting stage in the development of high-speed rail traffic in Russia.
“»In itself the willingness to take on such complex projects and the ability to implement them is a kind of integral indicator of our increased technological, scientific, personnel, and industrial potential. These are new competencies and, apparently, we have come to the point of implementing them,” Putin said.