The coronavirus pandemic clearly demonstrated the colossal importance of Turkmenistan as an important transport and transit hub for the region, said the representative of the International Transporters Association (UND Turkey) at a profile conference in Ashgabat, who presented the report of Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Association Alper Ozel.
The special importance of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway, which is part of the international North-South transport corridor, was noted by Miroslav Antonovich, Chairman of the Committee of the Organization for Cooperation of Railways (OSJD), joining the international forum on transport and transit corridors held in Ashgabat online.
The International Seaport of Turkmenbashi has stimulated public-private partnership in the transport and logistics sector of Turkmenistan, in which dozens of private companies have been formed in recent years. In particular, 35 local companies cooperate with the port, and they also contribute to the development of its green infrastructure.
Representatives of state structures for transport of Turkmenistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkey are holding a working meeting in Ashgabat on the creation of transport corridors within the framework of the Economic Cooperation Organization.
At the moment, Turkmenistan provides 53 air routes for flying over the territory of the country and in recent years 16 new routes have been opened that allow airlines to reduce the cost of flights, Chairman of the Agency "Turkmenhowayollary" Dovran Saburov said, speaking at the international transport forum in Ashgabat.
The modern International Sea Port and new national ships built in the city of Turkmenbashi made it possible to establish stable supplies of Turkmen oil products abroad.
The agenda of the Ashgabat conference on international transport and transit corridors largely corresponds to the ADB Strategy until 2030, said Arthur Andrisiak, Director of the Permanent Mission in Turkmenistan of the Asian Development Bank.
The third meeting of the working committee of the countries participating in the Agreement on the Establishment of an international transport and Transit corridor between Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan is taking place in Ashgabat, on the sidelines of the transport forum, which opened on Monday.
The post-pandemic recovery of the transport and logistics sector in the light of new challenges and opportunities was considered by the participants of the plenary session, which began the international conference on transport and transit corridors in Ashgabat on Monday.
The international conference "International Transport and Transit Corridors: interconnection and development" has started its work at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.
Over the past two years, due to Covid-19 pandemic, the regular pace of world affairs has slowed down, and in some places, transport and travel communications have practically stopped. The ongoing accelerated vaccination allows the transport and tourism sectors to gradually restore their full capacity.
At the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange (SCRMET), 4 transactions were concluded for a total of $435.2 thousand and 1.4 million Turkmen manats.
22 deals totaling $24.9 million and 675 thousand Turkmen manats were concluded at the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange (SCRMET).
At the auction of the State Commodity Exchange (SCRMET), 16 deals were concluded for a total of $26.5 million and 2.7 million Turkmen manats.
More than 400 delegates have registered for the “International Transport and Transit Corridors: Connectivity and Development” conference, which is just a few days away.
