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The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan has nominated nine transport terminals and logistics centers for inclusion in the list of dry ports of international significance. This was announced following a meeting of the working group of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the ministry's press service reported.
The ESCAP working group meeting was held on November 11, 2025, at the organization's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. Representatives of the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan – Saidjafar Saidzoda, Head of the Land Transport Department, and Kamol Gulomzoda, Deputy Director of the State Institution "Road Transport and Logistics Services" – participated in the meeting online.
The following facilities were proposed for the status of dry ports of international importance:
1. Logistics center of Dushanbe (JSC Tajikvneshtrans).
2. Border terminal "Nizhniy Pyanj" (CJSC "Tajikvneshtrans"), located in the Jaykhun district of the Khatlon region.
3. Border terminal "Kulma" (CJSC "Tajikvneshtrans"), located in the Murghab district of GBAO.
4. Border terminal "Lakhsh" (CJSC "Tajikvneshtrans"), located in the Lakhsh district.
5. Border terminal "Guliston" (CJSC "Tajikvneshtrans"), located in the city of Isfara, Sughd region.
6. "Tajikvneshtrans"), located in the Bobojon Gafurov district of the Sughd region.
7. Logistics center "Tursunzoda" (Association of International Road Carriers, ABBAT), located in the city of Tursunzoda.
8. Logistics center "Khorog" (Association of International Road Carriers, ABBAT), located in the village of Tang, Shugnan district, GBAO.
9. Logistics center "Murgab" (Association of International Road Carriers, ABBAT), located in the Murgab district of GBAO.
These facilities will then be assessed for compliance with the requirements set forth in Annex II of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports. The study is being conducted by the Centre for the Study of Transport and Logistics Development with technical support from ESCAP. Based on the results of the study, the facilities will be included in the international list of dry ports.
The inclusion of logistics centers and terminals in the ESCAP dry port network will enable their inclusion on official maps and in UN databases, creating additional opportunities for strengthening international cooperation, developing Tajikistan's transit potential, and attracting investment in national transport and logistics infrastructure.
The Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports was signed on May 1, 2013, in Bangkok and entered into force on April 23, 2016. Seventeen ESCAP member countries are parties to the agreement, including Tajikistan, Russia, China, India, the Republic of Korea, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. The document regulates the operation of dry ports, where cargo handling, temporary storage, inspection, customs control, as well as the reception, dispatch, consolidation, distribution, and transshipment of goods are carried out.
