Ministries of Transport of Kazakhstan and Romania agreed on cooperation on TMTM development

A Memorandum of Understanding was also signed in the field of investigation of aviation accidents and incidents

The Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan in Bucharest met with the Head of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Romania. Marat Karabayev and Sorin Grindeanu discussed bilateral cooperation in the field of transport and logistics, in particular, within the framework of TMTM projects.

During the meeting, the head of the MoT RK emphasized the increasing role of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, as well as the important role of Romania, located between the Black Sea and most of Europe, in unlocking the potential of the Middle Corridor.

"We are ready to further strengthen cooperation for mutual increase of transit cargo flows and exchange of best practices in the field of multimodal transportation and logistics processes. Given that Kazakhstan and Romania are parties to an international agreement on the development of an international transport corridor, we are also interested in developing cooperation in the field of transportation along this corridor," said M. Karabayev.

The Minister also spoke about the measures taken by Kazakhstan to develop road infrastructure and improve the speed and quality of transit rail and road transportation on the road from Asia to Europe. In addition, he invited Romanian airlines to fly to Kazakhstan under the "open skies" regime.

Then Marat Karabayev and Sorin Grindeanu signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Romania.

In addition, the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan and the Romanian Civil Aviation Safety Investigation and Analysis Authority (SIAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of investigating aviation accidents and incidents. The document is aimed at developing and expanding cooperation and creating an opportunity for Kazakhstani specialists to upgrade their qualifications to European standards in order to improve flight safety. At the end of the meeting, the Kazakhstani side invited the Romanian public and private sectors to participate in the upcoming international transport and logistics forum New Silk Way, which will be held in June this year.