Doha: The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) yesterday held a workshop on Qatar’s accession to the United Nations’ TIR Convention, in collaboration with the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as well as several bodies in the country.
The workshop seeks to introduce participants to the details of the Convention, present the objectives and benefits of Qatar’s accession to it, define the tasks and responsibilities of the parties concerned to activate the Qatar’s accession, as well as agree on a plan of action and timetable to complete the procedures and requirements by the concerned authorities in the State to activate Qatar’s accession to the Convention.
Rashid Taleb Al Nabit, Assistant Undersecretary for Land Transport Affairs, at the MOTC said that the ministry, given the unjust siege imposed on Qatar, was keen to take all necessary measures to meet all international agreements signed with friendly countries in the transport and communications sector which shall be respected by all parties, where the land transport sector with all its modes plays a very vital role.
“The ministry has facilitated the movement of international transport and trade, benefiting from the experiences and lessons learnt from the development of an integrated road transport system in line with best regional and international practices.”
Al Nabit said major projects to develop transport projects were launched and the private sector is taking part in them. He said the share of the private sector in the projects of Hamad Airport, Hamad Port and Doha Metro exceeded 70% of the total implementation of these projects.
