Turkmen Committee to thoroughly inspect transit cargoes

By Azernews

By Kamila Aliyeva

The Turkmen Customs Committee will take measures aimed at strengthening the customs service of Turkmenistan, which turns into an intersection of international transport and transit corridors, and ensuring thorough examination of cargo passing through the border.

The Turkmen government reported that a relevant decision was made following the meeting of the State Council for Security.  

The meeting participants noted the need for further improvement of working methods by using modern technologies and conducting regular training courses for workers at checkpoints.

Ashgabat sees development of large-scale North-South and East-West transport corridors, expansion of the Central Asian-Persian Gulf communication network and development of transport communications in the Caspian-Black Sea region as priority directions of its policy.

These projects concern the expansion of transport and communication between the countries of Central Asia with further access to the markets of Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

In particular, sea cargo transportation in the Caspian Sea is becoming increasingly important in Turkmenistan's foreign economic relations, the volumes of cargo processed are growing at the harbor, through which industrial and agricultural equipment, motor vehicles, metal products, timber, mineral fertilizers are transported to the country, while polypropylene, coke and other oil products, products of chemical and construction industry are sent abroad.

Turkmenistan’s natural gas reserves rank fourth in the world after Iran, Russia, and Qatar, according to the report of British Petroleum (BP).