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IRU backs sustainable transport initiatives at Media Forum in Ashgabat

22 Sep 2016

IRU participated in a Media Forum in Ashgabat, ahead of the UN Global Conference on Sustainable Transport, to be held on 26-27 November. IRU General Delegate to Eurasia, Dmitry Cheltsov, revealed work to encourage multilateral cooperation with the implementation of UN trade and transport facilitation instruments, promotion of the paperless eTIR transit system and IRU Academy programmes for professional training.

The Media Forum addressed representatives of 10 international organisations, along with press from thirty countries. Participants delivered speeches and exchanged views on cooperation in the transport sector, as well as the creation of modern infrastructure and the promotion of transport and transit corridors.

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Dmitry Cheltsov also met separately with Turkmenistan government ministers to discuss IRU’s innovation, expansion and knowledge sharing initiatives, which are driving forward solutions to the environmental challenges of future global mobility.