Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) Umberto de Pretto, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit, held a meeting on November 26.
The parties noted the importance of the two-day International Conference and Exhibition “International Transport and Transit Corridors: Connectivity and Development 2024” (ITTC-2024), which started in Ashgabat and was timed to coincide with World Sustainable Transport Day.
Having focused on the long-term positive experience of interaction between Turkmenistan and the IRU, including the introduction of mechanisms to simplify transit customs procedures and accelerate cargo flows, the interlocutors discussed the possibilities of strengthening cooperation in 2025, declared by the UN General Assembly resolution as the International Year of Peace and Trust, in particular within the framework of Turkmenistan's Chairmanship in the Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA).
The parties agreed to continue cooperation within the framework of multilateral formats, including the development of a legal framework for interaction, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.