Central Asian countries strengthen transport connectivity and simplify transit
The first meeting of the transport ministers of the five Central Asian countries will take place on September 13 in Dushanbe within the framework of the Summit of the Heads of state of the region, which will be held next week, on September 14-15.
It is expected that the meeting, which will be chaired by the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan Azim Ibrohim, will be attended and addressed by the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan Marat Karabayev, Minister of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic Tilek Tekebayev, Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan Ilkhom Makhkamov and Director General of the Agency of Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan Chakyev.
The Ministers will consider a draft agreement on strengthening the Interconnectedness of Land Transport in Central Asia, which will be signed within the framework of the Fifth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State. This was reported by the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan.
The purpose of signing this agreement is to achieve strong relations in the Central Asian region in the field of transport and logistics. The document is aimed at creating favorable conditions for the development of international land transport; ensuring a competitive environment in the transport services market in the region; improving the efficiency and formation of new international corridors, including multimodal ones; simplifying the process of transportation and transit by land transport; development of modern transport and logistics services; introduction of innovative technologies and digitalization of the transportation process; promotion of the use of environmentally friendly modes of transport.
Following their meeting, the transport ministers of the five countries of the region will adopt a joint communique, as well as hold bilateral talks.
In recent years, there has been a structural shift at the multilateral level in the priorities of the transport strategy towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals, stimulating the development of multimodal transport corridors with new financing models, developing transport infrastructure, ensuring sustainable mobility, ensuring comprehensive road safety and implementing a new climate agenda. These trends need to be taken into account in the national transport strategy of the Central Asian States and the development of measures to harmonize it.
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