Chaired by the State of Qatar, the twenty sixth Assembly of the Committee of the Ministers of Transport of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), kicked off on 7 November 2024.
H.E. Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti presided over the assembly, with the participation of Their Excellencies the GCC Ministers of Transport and in attendance of H.E. Secretary Normal of the GCC Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi.
In his opening speech, H.E. Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti careworn the significance of cooperation and efforts by the ministers of transport to reinforce the event means of the GCC nations and their societies.
He stated that current years have seen a paradigm shift within the widespread motion in all fields and lots of constructive outcomes and successes contemplating a balanced strategy for complete growth to reinforce financial and social integration between GCC nations.
His Excellency added that the transportation business attracts nice consideration from the GCC nation leaders, and this helped propel extra progress and development, given the truth that many different GCC cooperation areas depend on that sector to attain their growth plans.
A type of plans, he stated, focuses on connecting GCC nations along with a community of highways, diversifying journey and passenger and cargo transportation choices for residents and beneficiaries of the GCC nations.
Because of GCC nation leaders’ appreciable consideration to the significance of investing in GCC shared initiatives, H.E. the Minister of Transport, stated a number of transportation initiatives have been launched; on high of them is the GCC Railways Mission to attach GCC nations collectively, given the constructive direct impacts on streamlining GCC commerce motion and contribution to connecting the logistic amenities and financial and industrial zones to the principle ports, thereby enhancing their financial position and serving to assist the commerce trade with Asia and Europe, not to mention offering secure companies of passenger and cargo transportation.
H.E. stated that the widespread motion on that mission is advancing considerably, to see the sunshine of the day in 2030.
His Excellency added that as of late we’re seeing a significant growth of GCC ports when it comes to capability, dealing with, and accommodating all forms of vessels they usually now occupy excessive rankings when it comes to effectivity on the World Banks ports efficiency indicators.
He added that the directives of the GCC leaders have resulted in GCC nations having superior and eco-friendly transportation infrastructure supported by the most recent expertise techniques that assist maintain tempo with rising and good applied sciences, they usually additionally contribute to activating all of the initiatives for lowering carbon emissions to attain carbon neutrality.
The GCC nations’ document of achievements on this regard is internationally acknowledged. Their Excellencies the GCC Ministers of Transport mentioned a number of matters to additional improve GCC nations’ cooperation in transportation.
Additionally they took the mandatory choices on the most recent updates on the GCC Railways Authority and Railways Mission such because the Normal Settlement for Connecting the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to the Railway Mission, the chief rules of the GCC uniform system for common land transportation, controls of typical service provider vessels’ entry to the waters and harbors of the GCC States, and the uniform circumstances and controls for granting driving licenses to the offshore models not topic to worldwide maritime conventions, along with a number of different necessary matters.
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