Freight transportation to the EU will be developed through Bulgaria

    Transport 5 September 2024 814

    On September 3-4 of this year, a meeting of the joint Uzbek-Bulgarian commission on international road transport was held at the Ministry of Transport.

    At the meeting, the parties discussed issues of further expansion of cooperation in the field of development of international freight transport by road, creation of favorable conditions for national carriers.

    In particular, aspects related to the increase in the volume of cargo transportation to EU countries through Bulgaria using the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route were considered.

    Following the meeting, additional permit forms for 2024 were exchanged. It was also agreed to exchange permit forms for 2025, which is 15 times more.

    Recall that in order to develop cargo transportation to EU countries by diversifying existing routes and developing alternative transport corridors, an agreement was reached with Romania on April 1, 2024 on the implementation of bilateral and transit cargo transportation in the system without permits.