First TIR transport from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan, via Uzbekistan and Afghanistan
A truck run by Uzbek TIR carrier Asad Trans Logistics has transported tanned leather from Kyrgyzstan via Uzbekistan and Afghanistan to Pakistan, using this corridor for the first time. The corridor is now fully operational under TIR, boosting security for transport and trade in the region.
IRU partners with Asian Development Bank on transport digitalisation
IRU is working with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to facilitate trade with greater digitalisation along the Shymkent-Tashkent-Khudjand trade corridor, which connects Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
IRU and UNECE drive transport digitalisation in the ECO region
With the legal basis for eTIR, Annex 11 of the TIR Convention, entering into force on 25 May, IRU and UNECE are working closely with the public and private sectors to support its implementation.