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CCTT Secretariat took part in the 75th session of the UNECE Working Party on Rail Transport that was held on 17-19 November 2021.

Within the framework of the discussion on Euro-Asian Rail Transportation a report on the results of the XXX Plenary meeting of the CCTT, its conclusions, decisions and recommendations was presented by the Secretariat. The attention of government delegations and representatives of international sectoral organizations was drawn to the issues of increasing multimodality, environmental friendliness, transport safety, strengthening the relationship between transport and academia, the human capital development. Representatives from railway administrations and relevant organizations were invited to join the CCTT digital projects on the development of an through timetable and the introduction of electronic navigation seals on the railway transport.

On 17 November 2021, Gennady Bessonov, CCTT Secretary General, participated in the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) Economic Forum «Sustainable Transport and Trade for a Green and Inclusive Economy after the Pandemic» in hybrid format in Tashkent on 17-18 November 2021.

On November 16, 2021, Secretary General of CCTT Gennady Bessonov took part in the Fourth Forum on Euro-Asian Connectivity and Industry Cooperation, held in the framework of the FERRMED Annual Conference.

In connection with the approval of the list of Eurasian transport corridors and routes by the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission on October 26, 2021 a joint Eurasian Economic Commission and International Coordinating Council on Trans-Eurasian Transportation round table "Eurasian transport corridors as part of the system of global transport communications" was held on November 11, 2021.

Following the invitation of the Secretariat of the Northern Dimension Partnership in Transport and Logistics, Gennady Bessonov, CCTT Secretary General, took part in the meeting of the Northern Dimension Partnership Steering Committee, which was held on 20 October 2021 in Vilnius in a hybrid format.