OREANDA-NEWS. March 4, 2010. Presentations were made by Deputy Transport Minister Sergei Aristov, head of the Federal Agency for Air Transport of Russia Alexander Neradko, Deputy General Manager of the Administration of Civil Airports Oleg Ovsyannikov. General Director of JSC Airport Tolmachevo Alexander Borodin attended in the round table and gave a talk on "Improving the regulatory activities of airports in Russia."

Participants of round table made suggestions and recommendations about federal law governing the basis of airport activity in Russia.

Deputy Transport Minister Sergei Aristov noted in his speech that the main directions for improving the legislative support of state regulation of the airports identified in Russian Federation Transport Strategy until 2030, Concept development of the airfield (airport) network of Russia until 2020.

The deputy minister also said that in order to improve the legislative framework of airport activity Transport of Russia established the Working Group on a draft federal law governing airport activity. The structure of this Working Group included representatives of the State Duma of Federal Assembly, the Federation Council of Federal Assembly, the federal power executive bodies, Russia's largest airports, airlines, leading academic institutions in the field of civil aviation.

General Director of JSC Airport Tolmachevo Alexander Borodin touched in his report questions about defining the legal status of airports, reducing barriers to access for foreign airlines, provision of slots, customs clearance, , ensuring the safety of civil aviation airports and etc..