Consultations on the next steps in the operationalization of Euro-Asian transport corridors

Consultations on the next steps in the operationalization of Euro-Asian transport corridors

The event gathers government officials from the participating countries engaged in transport corridor management, including representatives of ministries of transport, trade, customs and border management authorities as well as infrastructure managers and operators, private sector practitioners determining and managing freight flows and independent corridor management experts, researchers and academia.

The aim of the Consultations is to provide a platform for inter-governmental dialogue on remaining challenges for more effective Euro-Asian inland transport connectivity; take stock of the existing inter-governmental/public-private sector stakeholder coordination mechanisms in the region and explore whether there is scope to improve/expand/ strengthen those; and explore whether at regional/sub-regional levels governments in the region are ready to strengthen corridor-based action and identify practical means to do so including through the setting up of appropriate, corridor-wide agreed interoperability priorities and operational targets, developing corridor work plans, creating conducive conditions for the attraction of additional cargo flows and specific commodity types etc.