Vladimir Kilinkarov at the “Russian Transport Systems” Strategic Forum

The “Russian Transport Systems” Strategic Forum, organized by the Centre for the Development of Public-Private Partnerships with the support of the Russian Ministry of Transport, was held in Moscow on 2 and 3 July. The forum discussed matters relating to the development of transport systems within municipalities and conurbations.

Vladimir Kilinkarov, a Maxima Legal partner and Head of the Public-Private Partnership Department, was a speaker in the legal session and gave his opinion on the effect of the changes in Russian Federation legislation on the implementation of public-private partnerships in the transport sphere:

“We welcome unequivocally the adoption of the law on public-private partnerships, which is a great event for us. The law is not bad: it takes into account the interests of public and private partners desirous of implementing investment projects in which the object of infrastructure will belong to the private partner. Nevertheless, we can already see that the law is not yet complete and that some time will elapse before the first project under it can be launched. In addition, we should not just be happy with what has been achieved: it is necessary to continue to improve the legislation on concessions – that is what is most necessary and suitable for the implementation of transport projects”.