Mammetkhan Chakiyev, Director General of the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, met Asset Assavbayev, Secretary General of the Permanent Secretariat of the TRACECA Intergovernmental Commission in Ashgabat.
TRACECA (Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia) is an EU-funded programme aimed at developing a transport corridor from Europe to Central Asian countries via the Black and Caspian Seas.
According to TRACECA, Chakiyev assured of his direct support, further efforts to promote initiatives and present Turkmenistan's position on all ongoing projects implemented within the framework of TRACECA activities.
In turn, the Secretary General noted that "the Permanent Secretariat expects Turkmenistan's position regarding the readiness to sign the Agreement on a Single Transit Permit, join the Agreement on Development of Multimodal Transport, the Multilateral Permits System.
"The sides also discussed the issue of simplification of visa procedures for drivers engaged in transportation in the TRACECA region and the readiness of the Turkmen Party to provide support in this matter."
Turkmenistan's Mejlis (parliament) last year ratified the draft law "On Accession to the Basic Multilateral Agreement on International Transport for the Development of the Europe-Caucasus-Asia Corridor".
Experts told Daryo that the project involves Black Sea ports (Poti, Batumi), Caucasus railways, the Caspian ferry crossing (Baku-Turkmenbashi), rail links between Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and China, and ports on the Pacific coast.
According to them, the programme focuses on the transport of cargo on a single transport document for the entire route using different modes of transport. Implementation of the programme will improve the investment climate in the partner countries and promote the region's integration with the European Union.
Eziz Boyarov
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