Ministers open Ufa Airport’s international terminal

The official opening of a new international terminal at the Ufa Airport took place on May 14, 2015.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Russian Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov said that Russia's aviation industry had been making strides in recent years and the Ufa Airport was a graphic example of this. The airport is one of the ten biggest air hubs in this country and will facilitate the dynamic development of air carriage in the region. "We are happy to note that this facility is being commissioned for the SCO Summit," he said.

The event was attended by Minister of Transport of the People's Republic of China Yang Chuantang, Minister of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic Argynbek Malabayev, First Deputy President of the Board of Uzbekistan Railways Davron Dekhanov, Minister of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan Sherali Ganjalzoda, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Batash Mohammadullah, Mongolia's Minister of Roads and Transport Namhai Tumurkhuu, and Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus Anatoly Sivak.

The opening ceremony was also attended by SCO Secretary-General Dmitry Mezentsev and Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov.