The Regional Dialogue facilitated an inclusive discussion aimed to coordinate the actions and plans on harmonization of international transport procedures and corridors to enhance connectivity in the SPECA region and beyond, especially at times of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event brought together the representatives of ministries of transport, foreign affairs, economic development and railway authorities of countries that are part of the SPECA Programme, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and beyond, including Georgia, as well as the UN regional commissions, UN country offices, and international financial institutions. It was organized by the UNECE and ESCAP, the UN Office for the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States and the UN Development Coordination Office for Europe and Central Asia.
The Regional Dialogue resulted in the conclusions and recommendations on follow-up actions related to improving transport connectivity in the SPECA region, further enhancing cooperation on transport connectivity agenda building on such existing platforms such as the SPECA Ashgabat Initiative on reducing barriers to trade and transport, UN legal instruments, norms, standards and recommendations, Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024 and others.
For more information please access: https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/events/2020/SPECA_Transport_Connectivity_Conclusions_v1.7_EN.pdf