Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov proposed developing a ministerial-level dialogue on transport within the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). Serdar Berdimuhamedov made the proposal on Oct. 15 at the seventh CICA summit in Baku, TDH reported.
According to Serdar Berdimuhamedov, such a format would allow participating countries to exchange national experiences, identify existing obstacles and develop practical recommendations for the benefit of all interested states.
The Turkmen President emphasized that strengthening economic connectivity, expanding mutually beneficial trade and establishing reliable transport and logistics chains are important conditions for safe and sustainable development. Serdar Berdimuhamedov that amid changes in the global economy, diversifying transport routes, developing multimodal transportation and removing infrastructure and procedural barriers to regional cooperation are particularly important.
Serdar Berdimuhamedov recalled that, at Turkmenistan’s initiative, the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 2026-2035 the Decade of Sustainable Transport. Head of the state noted Turkmenistan continues to promote initiatives on international transport and logistics cooperation in line with the resolution. These include developing a Global Atlas of Sustainable Transport Connectivity and establishing transcontinental transport routes linking Central and South Asia to European markets via the Caspian Sea.
The President also called for making greater use of the potential of the East-West and North-South transport corridors, expanding international cooperation in logistics and simplifying trade procedures.
