The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)’s twelfth Transport Ministers Conference was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, culminating within the historic signing of the Transport Corridor Protocol linking China with Europe through Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Turkey. did.
Delegates, together with a particular envoy from Iran, formalized an settlement on unified customs duties, streamlined transport procedures and border procedures, aimed toward strengthening the effectiveness of East-West transport routes.
Discussions targeted on financing infrastructure initiatives, notably with the involvement of the Asian Development Bank.
The dialogue included strengthening regional corridors and addressing lacking hyperlinks, emphasizing routes connecting main cities corresponding to Tehran, Islamabad, Istanbul and Almaty, and additional strengthening the East-West Corridor connecting China, Europe and the Caspian Sea route. .
Additionally, issues have been made to adapt to pandemic-related disruptions and geopolitical modifications affecting the ECO area’s transportation system.
Shahriar Afandizadeh, Iran’s consultant, launched the Iranian Transport Initiative and highlighted its potential to advertise secure and inexpensive regional entry.
Concluding the assembly, Ministers emphasised the necessity to strengthen transport and transport improvement within the area.
The thirteenth Transport Ministers’ Conference is scheduled to be held in Tehran, demonstrating continued efforts to enhance regional connectivity.