On June 6, 2024, the first meeting of BRICS transport ministers took place in St. Petersburg on the sidelines of the XXVII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The meeting was attended by representatives of transport ministries and departments of the Russian Federation, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of India, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of South Africa, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Federative Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United Arab Emirates, as well as international associations and the CIS Executive Committee.
Denis Anatolyevich Trefilov, Deputy Secretary General of the CIS, took part in the meeting as an honorary guest.
The meeting was opened by Roman Vladimirovich Starovoit, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
The participants of the meeting provided information on the current state of the transport industry in their countries, its prospects and main trends, and expressed their willingness to expand cooperation formats, including through more active use of transport corridors and ports.
Special attention was paid to the introduction of digital technologies into the transport industry, improving its environmental friendliness, the use of unmanned vehicles and high-speed highways.
Following the meeting, the procedure for signing the ministerial Declaration took place.
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