Russia and Belarus will sign a memorandum on the construction of the Moscow-Minsk high-speed railway

The Ministries of Transport of Russia and Belarus will sign a memorandum of cooperation on the construction of the Moscow-Minsk high-speed railway.

According to Mikhail Mishustin, the transition to high-speed traffic will reduce the travel time of passenger trains between Moscow and Minsk from seven to three hours.

MINSK, October 1 - RIA Novosti. The Ministries of Transport of Russia and Belarus will sign a memorandum on the construction of the Moscow-Minsk high-speed railway (HSR), Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Thursday, speaking at a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State.

Mishustin arrived in Minsk on a working visit.

“The same as the construction of the Moscow-Minsk high-speed railway. The Ministries of Transport of Russia and Belarus are now signing a Memorandum of Cooperation on this project,” Mishustin said.