Türkiye and Syria have signed a brand new memorandum of understanding on worldwide street transport, paving the best way for the resumption of direct land transportation between the 2 international locations, the Turkish transport and infrastructure minister mentioned Saturday.
Speaking to Anadolu through the Global Transport Connectivity Forum in Istanbul, Abdulkadir Uraloglu mentioned the settlement revives the 2004 International Road Transport Agreement between the 2 international locations.
Trucks will now be capable to cross the border with out transferring items to a different automobile, making commerce quicker, simpler, and cheaper, based on the settlement.
“Cargo transfer at border crossings will end, allowing goods to be transported directly between Türkiye and Syria without the need for transshipment,” he mentioned.
Uraloglu mentioned the 2 international locations additionally agreed to provoke transit transport operations, enabling direct overland entry from Türkiye to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and different Gulf international locations.
Turkish and Syrian officers can even cooperate in numerous areas of passenger and freight transport, together with holding mutual coaching packages, he mentioned.
The resumption of transport between Türkiye and Syria won’t solely strengthen each international locations’ positions in regional commerce between Europe and Asia but additionally assist combine the Middle Corridor with Gulf nations, Uraloglu added.
Following the autumn of Syria’s decades-long Assad regime final December, a transitional authorities took energy this January, serving to allow stronger ties with each its regional neighbors and international locations worldwide.
Source: www.anews.com.tr