Kazakhstan and United Arab Emirates Join International Transport Forum

The Republic of Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates have joined the International Transport Forum (ITF) as the organization’s 58th and 59th member countries.

The Council of Ministers of Transport, the ITF’s highest decision-making body, unanimously approved the membership applications of both countries on 1 June at the ITF summit in Leipzig, Germany.

Noted Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, Secretary of Transportation and Communications of Mexico, representing the ITF Presidency this year, “As a vast country of 2.7m km2, Kazakhstan’s knows how vital transport is for a society and the economy. Kazakhstan’s significant investment in high-speed rail, airports and urban metro systems are testimony to that. Notably, Kazakhstan is actively involved in building the strategic transport links on the Eurasian land bridge or New Silk Road.”

He added, “Over the past decades, the Emirates have become a major player in transport by developing global aviation and maritime hubs. Their experience in infrastructure development and their location at the interface of East and West will make the Emirates’ presence in the ITF invaluable.”

The International Transport Forum is an intergovernmental organization that acts as a think tank for transport policy and organizes the Annual Summit of transport ministers. ITF is the only global body that covers all transport modes

Category: General Update