OREANDA-NEWS. May 05, 2014. The Federal Passenger Company, a subsidiary of Russian Railways, and Belarusian Railways have signed a cooperation agreement on the international transportation of passengers, luggage and freight.

The agreement was signed in Moscow by Mikhail Akulov, Managing Director of the Federal Passenger Company, and Vladimir Mikhailyuk, First Deputy Head of Belarusian Railways.

The agreement provides for cooperation in the development of transport routes for passengers, luggage and freight on international services between Russia and Belarus, including the optimisation of rolling stock in order to avoid unnecessary standing time and empty runs.

The parties will also cooperate on tariff policy and ticket sales (including on the Internet) and jointly develop proposals for improving the legal framework governing transportation on international passenger services between Russia and Belarus.