TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 30. Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have reached an agreement to implement an electronic permit exchange system known as E-permit, Trend reports.
The heads of the transportation ministries of both countries announced this decision during a working meeting.
The Center for the Study of Problems of Transport and Logistics Development, part of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Transport, and the Turkmenavtoulaglary Agency, part of the Turkmenistan Cabinet of Ministers, presided over the meeting.
The parties discussed challenges faced by Uzbek national carriers when transporting goods through Turkmenistan and proposed solutions to these issues.
The parties discussed challenges faced by Uzbek national carriers when transporting goods through Turkmenistan and proposed solutions to these issues.
As a result of the meeting, an inter-agency working group will be established to address transportation problems efficiently. Starting in 2025, fees and payments will be collected on a parity basis between the two nations.
To note, trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan totaled $805.4 million from January through August 2024. This figure increased by 55.78 percent compared to the same period of 2023, when the trade turnover amounted to $517 million.
Turkmenistan has landed in the sixth spot on the leaderboard of trade turnover with Uzbekistan's biggest trading partners for this year.
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