Turkmenistan has joined the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway Network, Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network, as well as the Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports, the country’s Oil and Gas Complex said in a message.
Meanwhile, the country has joined the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods, according to the message.
These agreements are aimed at harmonization and simplification of intermodal transportation in the Asia-Pacific region, the expansion of international trade, improving the efficiency and reducing the cost of transportation and logistics services, meeting the needs of landlocked countries.
The Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports was signed on November 7, in Bangkok (Thailand) by representatives of several countries, which were members of the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The agreement opens up new development prospects for landlocked countries and areas facing the challenges of prohibitive costs and complex logistics to get their goods and services to market.
The agreement is designed to promote international recognition of dry ports, facilitating investment in dry port infrastructure, improving operational efficiency and enhancing the environmental sustainability of transport. The network of dry ports defined through the agreement supports the Asian Highway and Trans-Asian Railway networks and ushers in greater prospects for the development of efficient international intermodal freight corridors.
The International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods is aimed at facilitating international traffic thanks to national and international coordination of control procedures and methods of their use. (Trend/Business World Magazine)