Meeting held with Secretary General of International Transport Forum
SocietyUlaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Mongolia became a member of the
International Transport Forum (ITF) of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) on July 31 of this year. In connection with it, Charge d’Affaires
of Mongolia to the French Republic B. Bilegzaya met with the Secretary General
of the ITF Young Tae Kim and exchanged views on future cooperation on September 22.
The International Transport Forum at the OECD works for taking
measures for the optimal development of land transport at the international and
regional levels, supporting and coordinating the activities of international
organizations related to transport activities, ensuring integration and
cooperation between organizations operating in this sector. The ITF has 62
member countries.
Mongolia's accession to the ITF will not only reduce
barriers in transit transport but also provide an opportunity to address issues
at the international level in cooperation with the transport ministers.
At the meeting, Mr. Young Tae Kim said he hopes that as a
landlocked country, Mongolia's accession to the ITF would create opportunities
for expansion of its cooperation in the road and transport sector. He also
asked for the participation of Mongolia’s representative from the Ministry of Road
and Transport Development to present the country’s road and transport policy
and development at the virtual meeting of ITF Transport Management Board to be
held on October 29-30.
The ITF holds its annual Forum in Leipzig, Germany, with the
attendance of transport ministers from member countries and representatives of
world-class companies. This year’s forum has been canceled due to the COVID-19.
ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim said that it intends to have a ceremonial event
with the participation of new member countries Mongolia and Uzbekistan, during
the next year’s forum.