Minister of Transportation Igor Yevgenyevich Levitin of Russia

In 1995-1996 Levitin was head of the transport department of logistics company Phoenix Trans Service.

Levitin was elected as a representative of Severstaltrans to the board of directors of the Tuapse Sea Trading Port in Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory.

In March 2004 Levitin was named Minister of Transport and Communication in Mikhail Fradkovs government.

Media representatives remarked how this appointment came rather unexpectedly as Levitin had no previous experience in a governmental position before being made minister.

In September 2007 Levitin was reappointed Minister of Transport under the government of Viktor Zubkov.

On May 12, 2008 Levitin was reappointed as Minister of Transport under newly appointed prime minister Vladimir Putins cabinet.

to tackle rail and maritime transportation.

set up working groups to tackle rail and maritime transportation.

Mr Levitin said that construction of rail in the direction of Iran is very important because Russian capacity for transportation south of the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf region is not sufficient.

Levitin said he agreed with his Cuban counterpart Jorge Luis Sierra to set up working groups to tackle rail and maritime transportation.

Visiting Russian Transport Minister Igor Yevgenyevich Levitin said after the signing ceremony, "We have increased relations in the delivery of Russian aircraft and the training and testing of pilots, with an eye toward a 20 percent annual increase in Russian tourists to this country.

Levitin said he agreed with his Cuban counterpart Jorge Luis Sierra to set up working groups to look at rail and maritime transportation cooperation.

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