Cross-border facilitation, digitalisation and decarbonisation led the discussions in Istanbul as ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½celebrated its 75th anniversary with members and partners from the region.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½members, transport companies, development organisations and public authorities focused on pressing challenges, including increasingly congested trade corridors and border crossings, facing road transport in °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð and the region at IRU¡¯s special 75th anniversary event in Istanbul.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½President Radu Dinescu, who delivered the opening speech, said, ¡°Commercial road transport links the region with the rest of the world, driving economic development and social prosperity from the smallest villages to the largest urban centres.
¡°TIR has always been, and continues to be, at the heart of connectivity, facilitating and accelerating trade and transport while maintaining the security and transparency of cross-border shipments.¡±
¡°We must continue and accelerate efforts to digitalise trade and transit with eTIR and other digital instruments to optimise cross-border operations and manage the growing volumes of goods flowing through the region,¡± he added.
