On January 25, 2024, the second meeting of the CIS Transport Business Dialogue was held at the Office of the CIS Executive Committee in Moscow, organized by the CIS Business Center for Economic Development Association, the International Coordinating Council for Trans-Eurasian Transportation and the Executive Committee of the Coordinating Transport Meeting of the CIS Member States.
The meeting was attended by representatives of industry business, executive authorities, international associations, the expert community, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Council of Road Builders, Head of the Secretariat of the Council Karimov B.B., Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Coordinating Transport Meeting of the CIS member States Shebarshina N.G., Deputy Chairman of the Directorate of the Council for Railway Transport of the Commonwealth member States Nikitin O.A. and the Secretary General of the International Coordinating Council for Trans-Eurasian Transportation, G.I. Bessonov.
Ilkhom Nematov, Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States, greeted the participants.
In his speech, Ilkhom Nematov noted that cooperation in the transport sector remains the basis for economic development and deepening integration processes in the CIS.
The issues of forming an effective integrated transport system in the CIS are under constant attention of the supreme bodies of the Commonwealth. This is confirmed by the Action Plan approved at the 100th meeting of the CIS Economic Council to optimize infrastructure and develop international transport corridors passing through the territories of the CIS member states for the period up to 2030.
Summing up his speech, Ilkhom Nematov expressed confidence that interaction in the format of this dialogue will contribute to the development of cooperation in the field of transport and the elaboration of issues of further strengthening integration processes in the Commonwealth.
During the meeting, the participants discussed issues of promoting advanced solutions in the transport, logistics and customs spheres, the development of the North-South MTC, issues of expanding commodity flows along the route, removing barriers to movement along the MTC, as well as improving the infrastructure of waterways, railways and highways.
