(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 4. President of
Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed to develop a "Unified Map of
Transport Interconnectivity of the SCO Member States," Trend
reports.
Mirziyoyev stated this today, speaking at the regular meeting of
the SCO Council of Heads of State in Astana.
"We consider it expedient to develop a "Unified Map of Transport
Interconnectivity of the SCO Member States". This will allow us to
identify "bottlenecks" and "gaps" and outline priority measures and
projects for the formation of a common, integrated transport and
transit system," he said.
The President proposed to consider this topic at the next
extended meeting of the SCO transport ministers.
"We propose to substantially consider these issues at the next
expanded meeting of transport ministers of our countries with wide
involvement of major transport and logistics companies, operators
and forwarders, analysts, and specialists of this industry in the
discussion," Mirziyoyev added.
To note, the SCO Summit is taking place on July 4, 2024, in the
Independence Palace of Astana under the chairmanship of
Kazakhstan.
The event is attended by the Heads of State and Government of
Kazakhstan, India, Iran, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia,
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Qatar, the
UAE, Türkiye and Turkmenistan, as well as the SCO Secretary-General
and the Executive Director of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist
Structure.
The UN Secretary-General and the heads of such international
organizations as the CIS, ECO, CICA, CSTO, EEC, and PSOE are also
participating in the summit.
The SCO Summit is being held for the first time in the format of
the "SCO Council of Heads of State" and "SCO Plus" meetings.
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