MEETING WITH THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT UNION

On August 11, 2019, a meeting was held in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and the Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) Umberto de Pretto who has arrived to Turkmenistan to attend the First Caspian Economic Forum. 

During the meeting, the parties discussed the effectiveness of cooperation of Turkmenistan with IRU in the area of transport and transit infrastructure.  The guest noted the vital input of Turkmenistan in the process of perfecting the transport routes on the Eurasian space with the aim of attaining economic and social growth. Also the joint initiatives in the framework of the transport-transit corridor Lapis-Lazuli were discussed.

The parties looked at the opportunities of widening cooperation taking into consideration the international norms and requirements.