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The 12th meeting of transport ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states was held on Wednesday in the central city of Tianjin in northern China. During the event, the transport ministers agreed to strengthen regional connectivity, NIAT Khovar reports, citing Xinhua.
During the meeting, a memorandum of understanding between the transport departments of the SCO member states on the joint construction of “Silk Road stations” was approved and signed.
Chinese Transport Minister Liu Wei noted that the "Silk Road stations" that will be jointly built at China's suggestion will provide drivers carrying out international transportation in the SCO regions with all the necessary services, including parking, rest areas and hot water supply.
The initiative will help address the growing shortage of rest stops, supply and repair points on highways, which increases the risk of tired driving and reduces the efficiency of cross-border passenger and freight transport, despite the rapid growth in their numbers.
The meeting was attended by heads of transport departments of Pakistan, Mongolia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The participants also discussed in detail such aspects of cooperation in the transport sector as promoting high-quality development of China-Europe railway transportation and the introduction of electronic licenses for international road transportation.
