Russians still interested in acquiring privatised Greek rail companies

Russian Railways (PZD) are still in talks with the Greek government on the possibility of submitting bids in the privatisation of related Greek state companies, Russia's railway boss Vladimir Yakunin said earlier this week. Talking to the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation - a sort of alternative "Parliament of experts" - Yakunin was quoted by Th. Avgerinos from ANA-MPA as saying that these companies included the Greek trains operator TRAINOSE, the rolling stock repair and maintenance company ROSCO and the port of Thessaloniki.

Yakunin stressed that "nothing had gone quiet" and that the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had requested a meeting with him during his recent visit to Moscow, during which he indicated that the Greek side was also interested in such cooperation.