News, Sustainable Transport And Connectivity

TOBB (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey)
e-mail: info@tobb.org.tr; tir@tobb.org.tr url: http://www.tobb.org.tr
phone: + 90 312 218 20 00 fax: + 90 312 219 40 90/91/92/93
Shoqata "ANALTIR", Association of Albanian Enterprises for International Road Transport
e-mail: analtir@analtir.com url: http://www.analtir.org/
phone: +355 4 2230503, +355 4 2273441, +355 4 2273442 fax: +355 4 2232643
Association of International Road Carriers of Armenia (AIRCA)
e-mail: airca@airca.am url: http://www.airca.am/
phone: +374 10 29 88 05 fax: +374 10 29 88 06
Azerbaijan International Road Carriers Association (ABADA)
e-mail: abada@azdata.net url: http://abada.az/
phone: +994 12 596 23 66 fax: +994 12 596 23 88
Association of the Bulgarian Enterprises for International Road Transport and the Roads (AEBTRI)
e-mail: aebtri@aebtri.com url: http://www.aebtri.com
phone: +359 (02) 958 14 75/76/13 fax: +359 (02) 958 10 91, 958 12 59
Georgian International Road Carriers Association (GIRCA)
e-mail: girca@girca.org url: http://www.girca.org
phone: +995 32 334 777 fax: +995 32 223 987
Hellenic Federation of Road Transports (OFAE)
e-mail: info@ofae.gr url: http://ofae.gr/en/
phone: +30 210 201 97 60/2 fax: +30 210 228 43 68
International Association of Road Hauliers of Moldova (AITA)
e-mail: info@aita.md url: http://www.aita.md
phone: +373 22 27 88 49 fax: +373 22 27 88 37/38
The National Union of Road Hauliers from Romania (UNTRR)
e-mail: office@untrr.ro url: http://www.untrr.ro
phone: +40 21 336 77 88 fax: +4021 335 48 25
Association of International Road Hauliers (ASMAP)
e-mail: asmap@asmap.ru url: http://www.asmap.ru
phone: +7 495 232 66 27 fax: +7 495 232 66 28
Serbian Association of International Road Hauliers “Medjunarodni Transport”
e-mail: office@pumedtrans.com url: http://www.pumedtrans.com
phone: +381 11 3247 147 fax: +381 11 3239 287
Association of Macedonian Enterprises for International Road Transport “Makedonija soobrakaj” (AMERIT)
e-mail: amerit@amerit.org.mk url: http://www.amerit.org.mk
phone: +3 892 329 98 67 fax: +3 892 329 98 68
International Transporters Association (UND)
e-mail: info@und.org.tr url: http://www.und.org.tr
phone: +90 212 359 26 00 fax: +90 212 359 26 26
TOBBUND
e-mail: info@tobbund.com.tr url: http://www.tobbund.com.tr/
phone: +90 (312) 221 60 21 fax: +90 (312) 221 60 25
Association of International Road Carriers of Ukraine (AsMap UA)
e-mail: aircu@asmap.org.ua url: http://www.asmap.org.ua
phone: +380 44 201 54 01 fax: +380 44 201 02 30
Public Joint Stock Company ROSGOSSTRAKH Insurance Company
e-mail: natalia_polunina@rgs.ru url: http://www.rgs.ru
phone: +7495 783 24 24 fax: + 7 495 783 24 34
Arab Union of Land Transport (AULT)
e-mail: ault@auolt.org url: http://www.auolt.org
phone: +962 6 566 31 53 fax: +962 6 566 42 32
Lithuanian Carriers Union (LVS)
e-mail: url: http://www.vezejas.eu/en
phone: +370 5 2300400 fax: +370 686 03007
The Union of International Hauliers "Съюз на международните превозвачи"
e-mail: office@smp-eu.org url: http://smp-eu.org/en/
phone: +359 32 395 512 fax: +359 878 26 88 96
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA)
e-mail: info@iccima.ir url: http://en.iccima.ir/
phone: +98 21 85 73 00 00 fax: +98 21 85 73 22 22

Sustainable transport and connectivity

BSEC-URTA Secretary General Mr. Adrian Albu took part in High Level Virtual Conference of the BSEC Member States “The intensification of regional cooperation for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals” held on 10 November, 2020

Mr. Albu moderated the session on sustainable transport and connectivity in the context of COVID-19. Key speakers were represented by Ms. Natia Tsikaradze, National Coordinator/Policy Adviser, Policy Planning Unit SDGs from Administration of the Government of Georgia, Mr. Emil Majidov, Adviser to the Minister of Economy of Republic of Azerbaijan, Ms. Tatyana Teplova and Mr. Edwin Lau from OECD, France as well as Prof. Nicolaos Theodossiou, Chair of the Black Sea Sustainable Development Solutions Network – SDSN Black Sea from Hellenic Republic.

The session was focused on the critical role of infrastructure for the Sustainable Development Goals. The meeting attendees highlighted that infrastructure systems form the backbone of every society, providing essential services that include energy, water, waste management, transport and telecommunications.

Also, infrastructure plays a key role in all three dimensions of sustainable development: the economy, the environment and society.

And sustainable transportation system is one that:

• allows the basic access needs of individuals and societies to be met safely and in a manner consistent with human and ecosystem health, and with equity within and between generations;

• is affordable, operates efficiently, offers choice of transport mode, and supports economy;

• limit emissions and waste within the planet’s ability to absorb them, minimizes consumption of non-renewable resources to the sustainable yield level, reuses and recycles its components, and minimizes the use of land and the production of noise. Sustainable transport supports inclusive growth, job creation, poverty reduction, access to markets, the empowerment of women and the well-being of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. It is also essential to fight climate change, reduce air pollution and improve road safety.