Cooperation with Kazakhstan Discussed with Secretary General of International Transport Forum

Paris, 7 February 2024 – Permanent Delegate of Kazakhstan to International Organizations in Paris Askar Abdrakhmanov held a bilateral meeting with Secretary General of the International Transport Forum (ITF) Dr Young Tae Kim.

During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues and prospects for expanding mutually beneficial cooperation between Kazakhstan and the ITF.

Ambassador Abdrakhmanov briefed his counterpart on the role development of his country’s transport and transit infrastructure and measures to strengthen the capacity of the Middle Corridor, as well as about the work carried out jointly with the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of initiatives and projects of the ITF.

In turn, Dr Young Tae Kim stressed the strategic importance of developing global transport routes and the need to improve the existing transportation infrastructure, expressing interest in jointly exploring new promising areas of cooperation.

Established in 2006 and headquartered in Paris, the ITF acts as an analytical centre for the development and enhancement of the role of transport in economic growth, environmental sustainability and social integration, as well as in increasing public attention to transport policy. Today it numbers 66 member states. Kazakhstan has been part of the ITF since 2017.