(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA
Alexandria: Qatar participated in the 35th regular session of the Council of Arab Transport Ministers, which took place at the headquarters of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) in Alexandria, Egypt, yesterday.
Qatar's delegation was chaired by Permanent Representative of Qatar to the Arab League, H E Ambassador Salem Mubarak Al Shafi.
The meeting deals with a number of issues that contribute to activating joint Arab action and related to the Arab transport sector in its various forms, foremost supporting the Palestinian economy, implementing the strategic plan for sectoral development in the city of Jerusalem (2018-2022), in addition to the latest developments on the Arab agreement to regulate passenger transport on roads between and through Arab countries, and reviewing Resolution No. (2327) issued by the Economic and Community Council of the Arab League at its 109th session on Oct. 2022 regarding the adoption of the amended agreement to regulate transit between the Arab countries.
Arab Transport Ministers are also discussing the establishment of an Arab electronic platform for road transport between Arab countries to serve the parties to the commercial process, as well as studying the standards of axial dimensions and weights for trucks operating between Arab countries and the requirements for updating and activating the road safety website, in implementation of the decision issued by the 34th meeting of the Council of Arab Transport Ministers to assign the Arab Union for Land Transport, in coordination with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to establish an Arab Integrated Road Safety Observatory (AIRSO).
The meeting of Arab Transport Ministers will also discuss the guide for precautionary measures in the Arab transport sector to deal with emergencies, prepared by the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, in addition to adopting the amended draft agreement to exchange exemption from taxes and custom duties on the activities and equipment of Arab air carrier.
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