(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 6. The USAID will
provide technical assistance to the countries on Trans-Caspian
route to create a common transit space across the region, the USAID
Kazakhstan official told Trend.
USAID's Trade Central Asia activity completed a study tour of
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia to find opportunities to
increase trade along the Trans-Caspian route.
A delegation of over 40 customs representatives and staff of the
transport policy government agencies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz
Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as
members of the Central Asia Transport and Logistics Partnership,
visited the Caspian Sea ports at Alyat and Kuryk, and the Batumi
Port on the Black Sea.
They studied each port's pricing policy, reviewed processes
utilized, and learned about digitization initiatives, thereby
helping them develop recommendations for further simplifying
procedures.
'The goal of the mission was to increase collaboration among
government authorities and transport operators from Central Asia,
Azerbaijan, and Georgia, and lead to improved dialogue among ports'
administration, private sector companies and customs agencies. The
delegation learned about the opportunities to increase transit
traffic via Caspian and Black Sea seaports and about port
legislation, regulations, and tariffs. The Mission will identify
loopholes and recommend actions to simplify procedures at the
Central Asian ports,' the official said.
The official said that following the study tour, participants
agreed that trade liberalization and customs harmonization are keys
to attracting greater trade and transport volumes and expanding
logistics along the corridor.
'To engage governments and collaborate more efficiently, USAID
will support stakeholders to hold strong inter-governmental
dialogue on further integration. Through USAID's Trade Central Asia
Activity, we will work with existing multilateral stakeholders,
governments and international institutions to coordinate responses,
foster policy development, and communicate standards for setting
and implementing best international trade practices. The USAID will
provide technical assistance to state customs and border agencies
as well as transport stakeholders in institutional strengthening
and improving technical operations, in particular technical
assistance to adopt an agreement on single transit permission to
create a common transit space across the region,' the official
said.
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