The Ukrainian authorities assume until September to finish the process of creating a joint stock company on the base of state administration of railway transport of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsya, Ukrainian Railways), said at a press conference the Minister of infrastructure of Ukraine Andriy brewer.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the summer of 2014 started the reform of the railway industry. The government adopted a decree on the establishment of public joint stock company "Ukrainian zaliznytsya" by merging the state administration of railway transport of Ukraine " Ukrzaliznytsia ", six Railways, factories, institutions and organizations of the railway transport of General use. Initial projections of the Ministry of infrastructure, the beginning of the economic activity of the joint stock company "Ukrainian Railways" was scheduled for early 2016.

"I think, somewhere around September we will have a new company is a joint - stock company" uz ", - said the brewers on Thursday.

As before stated, the Ukrainian government hope that the development of the joint stock company will give the opportunity to develop competition in the rail market with access to commercial operators.

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