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( MENAFN - Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 30. Uzbekistanand Turkmenistan have reached an agreement to implement anelectronic permit exchange system known as E-permit, Trend reports. The heads of the transportation ministries of both countriesannounced this decision during a working meeting.
The Center for the Study of Problems of transport and LogisticsDevelopment, part of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Transport, and theTurkmenavtoulaglary Agency, part of the Turkmenistan Cabinet ofMinisters, presided over the meeting. The parties discussed challenges faced by Uzbek nationalcarriers when transporting goods through Turkmenistan and proposedsolutions to these issues. The parties discussed challenges faced by Uzbek nationalcarriers when transporting goods through Turkmenistan and proposedsolutions to these issues.
As a result of the meeting, an inter-agency working group willbe established to address transportation problems efficiently.Starting in 2025, fees and payments will be collected on a paritybasis between the two nations. To note, trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistantotaled $805.
4 million from January through August 2024. Thisfigure increased by 55.78 percent compared to the same period of2023, when the trade turnover amounted to $517 million.
Turkmenistan has landed in the sixth spot on the leaderboard oftrade turnover with Uzbekistan's biggest trading partners for thisyear. MENAFN30102024000187011040ID1108835754 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article.
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