On 6 September 2024, a meeting was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) Umberto de Pretto.
During the meeting, the parties noted the positive cooperation experience between Turkmenistan and IRU, as well as defined further actions to improve interconnectivity between the countries through the development of multimodal transit-transport corridors and international logistics hubs, including digitalization of the transport industry.
The sides discussed collaboration on the UN platform and exchanged views on the activities of the Group of Friends of Sustainable Transport established at the initiative of Turkmenistan.
Umberto de Pretto noted the commitment of Turkmenistan’s leadership to improving transport infrastructure at the regional level, contributing to its efficiency and practicality by joining international documents.
The parties also discussed the issues of building expert capacity and developing the legal framework of cooperation. Preparations to the international conference on transport timed to the World Sustainable Transport Day in November in Ashgabat were discussed.