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Makhsat A. Saktaganov
KazATO President
The creation of Euro-Asian road transport
corridors will make it possible to put to
maximum use the transit potential of the
Republic of Kazakhstan. Stimulating the
Republic's economic development and relying
on the vast experience of Kazakhstan's
international road transport operators in
delivering goods from neighbouring China
to European countries, the Union of
International Road Transport Carriers of
Kazakhstan (KazATO) has initiated a
Beijing-Berlin-Brussels Truck Caravan as
part of the programme of the IRU 3rd Euro-
Asian Road Transport Conference. The
objective of this venture is to demonstrate
in practice the opportunities offered by
road transport in freight deliveries along
East-West continental lines.
The Union of International Road Transport
Carriers of the Republic of Kazakhstan
(KazATO) was formed in February 1994
with the aim to deal with the task of supporting
foreign economic relations and to
provide the international transport operations
by national carriers of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
KazATO has been a member of the
International Road Transport Union (IRU)
since April 1995. In May 1995, Kazakhstan
joined the TIR Customs Convention and also other four basic conventions and
European agreements that regulate procedures
in the implementation of international
carriage.
Accession to the IRU opened the way for
Kazakhstan's operators to the international
market of transport services and
made it possible for them to employ modern
technologies widely used in other countries.
KazATO acts as the association guaranteeing
the operations of the TIR system on the territory
of Kazakhstan.
The other important aspects of KazATO's
activities is the control provided for operations
by national carriers in international
haulage. An important work is carried out in
the field of training road transport staff
and upgrading the skills of the employees'.
KazATO runs a training centre accredited
by the IRU Academy. Every year, the centre
offers training and skill upgrading to more
than two thousand drivers under a special
program for international drivers.
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