ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, September 12. The growth in the volume of works and services in the transport and communication complex of Turkmenistan from January through August 2023 amounted to 23.8 percent, Trend reports.
This was announced by the Director of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Mammetkhan Chakiyev, at a government meeting held on September 8, 2023.
According to him, during the specified period, the plan in the field of cargo transportation by road, rail, air, and sea was fulfilled by 6.2 percent, and for passenger transportation, by 4.6 percent.
The growth of services rendered by the Turkmenawtoulaglary Agency (Turkmen automobile service) amounted to 17.7 percent, the Turkmendemiryollary Agency (Turkmenistan Railway) was 7.0 percent, and the Turkmendenizderyayollary Agency (Turkmen State Service of Maritime and River Transportation) was 7.1 percent.
Furthermore, Chakiyev stressed that the growth of services provided by the Turkmenhowayollary Agency (Turkmen Airlines) amounted to 145.9 percent and the Turkmenaragatnashyk Agency (Turkmen Communication) to 11.9 percent.
Meanwhile, the development of the transport sector in Turkmenistan is a key element of the strategy of modernization and diversification of the country's economy. The country is actively working to improve and expand its transportation infrastructure in various directions.