A resolution of the UN General Assembly on the International Transport Day, proposed by Turkmenistan, is being prepared for adoption. This was announced to the participants of the transport forum in Ashgabat by the Executive Secretary of the International Center for Transport Diplomacy (ICTD) Igor Runov.
The road transport sector of the economy has been looking forward to the opportunity to recover after the pandemic, and it plays a key role in the recovery process, but it faces new challenges - long queues at the borders, an acute shortage of personnel in the industry. Transit in many countries has increased by more than 50%. However, after a survey of commercial road transport operators in over 25 countries in America, Asia and Europe, it was found that more than two and a half million professional drivers are missing in this sector. Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), touched upon such problems of the industry in his video message to the participants of the transport forum in Ashgabat.
ESCAP, as a unique intergovernmental platform for regional cooperation on key issues related to the sustainable development of the region, seeks to help close connectivity gaps, especially for landlocked countries, including Turkmenistan, Armida Salsia Alisjabana, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific said.
The rich business program of the transport forum held in Ashgabat, in addition to the conference and exhibition, provides for the signing of memoranda and contracts, seminars, round tables, at which domestic and foreign experts will introduce modern best practices in the field of trade, industrial zones, e-commerce, transport and logistics, transport expedition, trust management of transport infrastructure, leasing and lending.
Today Turkmenistan is one of the active participants on the platform of the Organization of Cooperation on Railways. The positions have strengthened after the country's accession to the OCR agreement on container transportation in container trains in international communications, said Miroslav Antonovich, Chairman of the Committee of the Organization for Cooperation on Railways (OCR) in his video message at the conference "International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnection and Development - 2023" (ITTC—2023). The Forum started its work in Ashgabat on May 3.
Deputy Executive Secretary of the UNECE Dmitry Maryasin called on the Central Asian countries to accelerate their accession to the eTIR international system, which has already been implemented in many countries of the region, such as Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Pakistan.
Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Belgium Sapar Palvanov met with the head of the European Protocol Department Pernilla Helin to present her credentials and discuss the upcoming meeting with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
A two-day conference "International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnection and Development — 2023" has started in Ashgabat, aimed at promoting the creation and development of supply routes, integration into global logistics chains, facilitating the transit of goods, infrastructure and scientific and technical support of a key industry for economies and cooperation.
The exhibition "International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnection and Development - 2023" (ITTC—2023) continues in Ashgabat, attended by representatives of more than 80 institutions and companies.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan has opened the exhibition "International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnection and Development - 2023" (ITTC-2023), which takes place within the framework of the international conference of the same name.
President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) Gianni Infantino will visit Turkmenistan on May 4. During the one-day visit, the head of FIFA will discuss with the leadership of the country and the national football federation the development of the "game of millions" and prospects for interaction, the electronic newspaper "Turkmenistan - Golden Age" reported on Tuesday.
Since May 12, the US authorities have canceled mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for foreigners arriving in the country, as well as federal employees and contractors, according to a statement issued by the White House on Monday.
The Turkmen delegation took part in the 9th regional meeting of the National Committees on Trade Facilitation in Central Asia in Tashkent. This is reported by the website of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan.
Representatives of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan took part in a joint theoretical and practical training on the inspection of high-risk cargo, as well as the use of modern customs control methods. This is reported on the website of the Customs Department of Turkmenistan.
With the arrival of the first days of May on the territory of Turkmenistan, after a long period of hot weather, a noticeable cooling is expected and in places rains with thunderstorms, the Meteojournal newspaper reports.
