Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Discuss Increasing Transit Freight Volumes
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The customs authorities of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan discussed improving the capacity of the Farap Road and Alat checkpoints and increasing transit cargo flows. Following its modernization, the Farap Road checkpoint can now handle up to 1,000 vehicles per day. The two sides also considered…
A working meeting was held via video conference between representatives of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and the Customs Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The meeting was chaired by deputy heads of the customs authorities of both countries. This was reported on the official website of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan.
During the meeting, the participants discussed ways to make more efficient use of the vehicle-handling capacities of the Farap Avtoyollary and Alat customs checkpoints on the Turkmen-Uzbek border, as well as measures to increase the volume of transit cargo transported through this route.
The participants noted that this border crossing is important not only for the transportation of mutual trade cargo between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, but also for transit shipments along the East–West international transport corridor and other international routes.
Following extensive modernisation of the Farap Avtoyollary customs checkpoint on the Turkmen side, its capacity has doubled. The checkpoint is currently capable of processing up to 1,000 vehicles per day.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the representatives discussed the possibility of holding joint working meetings at the Farap Avtoyollary–Alat border crossing to examine the operations of the customs checkpoints on site.