OREANDA-NEWS. Taking part in the opening were Karim Masimo and Serik Akhmetov, prime minister and Minister of Transport and Communications respectively of Kazakhstan, reported the press-centre of  Russian Railways. Also attending are members of the Council and heads of rail administration of national members from the CIS, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Finland. The rules of the 46th Session of the CIS Rail Transport Council provide for bilateral meetings between the management of railway administrations to reach agreements on various issues.