The draft Agreement on Strengthening the Interconnectedness of Land Transport in Central Asia will be signed within the framework of the fifth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of the region in Dushanbe. The meeting will be held on September 14-15, 2023, according to the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The report says that the document is aimed at achieving strong relations between the countries of the region in the field of transport and logistics. It provides, in particular:
– creation of favorable conditions for the development of international land transport;
– ensuring a competitive environment in the transport services market in Central Asia;
– improving the efficiency and formation of new international corridors, including multimodal ones;
– simplification of the process of transportation and transit by land transport;
– development of modern transport and logistics services;
– introduction and use of innovative technologies, including digitalization of the process of transportation by land transport;
– promotion and development of the practice of using environmentally friendly modes of transport.
The Consultative meeting of the heads of the countries of the region for the first time there will be a meeting of transport Ministers of the five countries in the region.
It is expected that the meeting, which is scheduled for September 13, will be attended by Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan Marat Karabayev, Minister of Transport and Communications of Kyrgyzstan Tilek Tekebayev (under approval), Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan Ilkhom Makhkamov, Director General of the Agency of Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan Chakyev and Minister of Transport of Tajikistan Azim Ibrohim.
The parties will discuss transport and logistics issues and their further harmonization.
Following the meeting, the ministers will adopt a joint communique.
"The ministers of transport of the countries of the region will also hold bilateral meetings in Dushanbe. A cultural program will also be organized for them," the Ministry of Transport of the Republic said.
