A CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE DIVERSIFICATION OF TRANSPORT AND TRANSIT COOPERATION ORGANIZED IN TURKMENISTAN
On July 18, 2022, the two-day international conference "International transport and transit corridors: interconnection and development" dedicated to the diversification of transport and transit cooperation in the Eurasian space began in Ashgabat.
The forum, organized by the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan together with the Turkmen Forum, was attended by representatives of ministries and branch offices, representatives of diplomatic missions, international organizations and financial institutions accredited in Turkmenistan, as well as experts, investors, foreign funds information
Among the delegates: representatives of international transport and forwarding companies, logistics organizations, as well as representatives of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Road Transport Union (IRU), the USAID Program in Central Asia and others.
Director General of the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers, M. Chakiev, read the congratulatory message of President Serdar Berdymukhamedov to the participants of the International Conference.
The conference program, organized both in the traditional format and online, included the plenary session "Post-pandemic recovery of the transport and logistics sector: new challenges and opportunities" and three working sessions - "Digitalization of the transport and communication complex. A look into the future", "Environmental aspects of sustainable transport. The role of public-private partnership in the development of green infrastructure", "The role of science and education in the development of the transport and communication complex".
As part of the dialogue held, its participants raised such issues as the state of the world market of transport services, the geography and dynamics of cargo flows, the possibilities of increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of all types of transport, the role of road and air transport in increasing the efficiency of the transport and transit potential of Turkmenistan in the conditions Eurasian integration.
As the speakers emphasized, the desire of foreign partners to increase cooperation in the transport sector is due primarily to the scale of transformations implemented in the domestic transport and transit system, as well as a high level of interaction with leading business circles.
As part of the forum, the third meeting of the Working Committee "Agreements on the creation of internationaltransport and transit corridor between the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the State of Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan" (Ashgabat Agreement) to the transport corridors Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan - Turkmenistan - Iran and Tajikistan - Uzbekistan - Turkmenistan - Iran - Turkey.
On July 19, the International Conference continued its work in the format of a profile session, the agenda of which included issues related to such important areas as the role of science and education in the development of the transport and communication complex, increasing international cooperation in these areas.
There was also an awarding ceremony and the signing of documents designed to promote the strengthening of productive cooperation, the development of its effective forms, the activation of positive regional and global processes in the name of general well-being and progressive development.