The 34th meeting of representatives of the parties to the Agreement on tariffs for international rail transportation was held in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, Anadolu reports.
According to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, at a meeting held in the capital Ashgabat,
The meeting was held with the participation of representatives of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Moldova, Czech Republic, Tajikistan and Russia, as well as the Railway Cooperation Organization. At the meeting held for the first time in Turkmenistan by the Railway Cooperation Organization, issues related to ensuring the competitiveness of transit freight traffic by rail were discussed.
The meeting participants stressed the importance of organizing the meeting in Turkmenistan, which is one of the key member states of the Organization for Cooperation between Railways and has an important strategic position in transportation from Europe to Asia. According to the speakers, this will contribute to the increase and diversification of traffic volumes in the North-South and East-West transport corridors.
In addition, the speakers noted that cooperation in such a promising area as rail transport and logistics is an integral factor in positive integration processes in the context of the globalization of the world economy and sustainable development in general.
Turkmenistan joined the Railway Cooperation Organization in 1994 and in May 2022 joined the International Agreement on Railway Transit Tariffs.
The country follows a strategy based on the harmonious development of the railway infrastructure at the national level and the implementation of a coordinated transport policy at the regional level.
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May 26, 2023