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March 14, 2006
Road Transport is the vital link to progress
IRU President Paul Laeremans opened the 30th IRU World Congress in Dubai stating that there should be a clear understanding of the exceptional and irreplaceable role of road transport in the socio-economic well-being and progress of all nations of the world.
Dubai - IRU President Paul Laeremans opened the 30th IRU World Congress by highlighting for the some 1 500 delegates from 70 countries from all five continents road transport's "high quality door-to-door services, as a modern day production tool and an integral part of complex logistic systems" adding that "road transport is the only mode of transport that permits and ensures high quality person-to-person relations". He told the audience that unlike other modes, the IRU has the statutory duty to promote "the economic, social and environmental objectives of sustainable development".
Mr. Laeremans said, "Governments must harmonise and strictly enforce the numerous social, fiscal and technical regulations governing the road transport profession thus eliminating market distortions and, in so doing, creating a framework that will allow all transport operators an equal chance on the market".
He told Congress participants that this unique event "will allow governments to focus their eyes and open their minds to the indispensable and irreplaceable role of the road transport industry. The conclusions of this Congress will help us all, in a more pragmatic sense, to work together for a better future, not only for our profession, but for our children and society as a whole".
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