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The development of transport infrastructure and logistic systems, the creation of prospective vehicles and technologies and their management - those issues were discussed at one of the sections of the Euro-Asian conference: "Scientific investigations in the area of the transport corridors development". It was headed by Anatoly Butov, President of the Russian Federation's Transport Academy; Vyacheslav Arsenov, Head of the Transport Problems Scientific Center; and Mr. V.Blonk, Director of the European Union Commission's Transport Policy Development Department. All the participants agreed that monitoring and scientific forecasting are necessary for the development of transit transport. Alexander Chmelnitzky, director of "Mosavtoprogress", referred to his own experience. He said that there are 2.5 million vehicles and 40-50% transit cargo in Moscow. They developed a program called "Moscow terminal", designed to free the city centre from excess traffic. The main idea is to bring all the customs and fares into the industrial zone, and to coordinate the work of all transport modes. Anatoly Butov and Vyacheslav Arsenov spoke of the necessity to create two information systems - one about existing transport, the other about planned ones. They said that the Russian Federation's Transport Academy and the Transport Problems Scientific Center are able to solve the problem. Mr. K. Nels, the EU Technical Support Coordination office manager in Moscow spoke of helping Russia to integrale into international transport. He stressed that TACIS is especially interested in the projects targeted at Gulf of Finland ports development, and also at the Nothern and the Black Sea regions. High-qualified personnel is also required to solve the problem. That was noted by E.Hitbrenk, President of the Netherlands Navigation and Transport Academy Managing Office. Igor Kolosov, Head of the Federal Target Program, drew attention to the necessity to prepare scientists-organisers of the new type. In his opinion, innovative centers could become an excellent school for their training. There are 125 such centers in Russia today and Kolosov thinks the number must be increased. Alexander Parfyonov, Director of the "Lenmorniiproekt" Institute, reminded the participants of the transport-related danger to the environment. He stressed that increase in transportation has a negative impact on the environment, one not only due to petroleum spills, but also to dangerous by-products that causing dangerous diseases. He suggested organizing a special fund and a coordination group of the Baltic States that would be responsible for the Gulf of Finland and the entire Baltic Sea. Interviews by Marina Alekseeva
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