Participants of the 6th Meeting of the Ministers in charge of Transport of the Organization of Turkic States in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent on Friday expressed their eagerness to continue their efforts on taking the necessary measures to facilitate transport and transit operations along the Trans-Caspian International Middle East-West Corridor (Middle Corridor).
Ambassador of Turkmenistan in Uzbekistan Yazguly Mamedov represented the Turkmen side at the meeting, according to the OTS press release.
The OTS representatives stated that in order to facilitate transport and transit operations along the Middle Corridor they are ready to work towards simplifying administrative and visa procedures for drivers, providing discounts for Ro-ro and Ro-pax transportation and the necessary additional transit permits, by stimulating national carriers, as well as joint launch of cargo ferries in the Caspian Sea.
The meeting participants endorsed the texts of the Agreement on International Combined Freight Transport among the Governments of the Member States of the Organization of Turkic States and Transport Connectivity Program of the Organization of Turkic States and agreed to prepare them for signing during the upcoming OTS Summit in November 2022 in Samarkand.
The sides also agreed to carry out close cooperation on the digitalization of transport procedures, including through the introduction by the interested Parties of the e-Permit and e-TIR systems and the intensification of work in the direction of e-CMR system.
The Heads of Delegations signed the Communique of the Sixth Meeting of Ministers in Charge of Transport at the end of the talks.
Turkmenistan is expected to become a full member of the OTS at the organization’s upcoming summit in Samarkand.