Cross-border facilitation, digitalisation and decarbonisation led the discussions in Istanbul as IRU celebrated its 75th anniversary with members and partners from the region.
IRU members, transport companies, development organisations and public authorities focused on pressing challenges, including increasingly congested trade corridors and border crossings, facing road transport in Türkiye and the region at IRU’s special 75th anniversary event in Istanbul.
IRU President Radu Dinescu, who delivered the opening speech, said, “Commercial road transport links the region with the rest of the world, driving economic development and social prosperity from the smallest villages to the largest urban centres.
“TIR has always been, and continues to be, at the heart of connectivity, facilitating and accelerating trade and transport while maintaining the security and transparency of cross-border shipments.”
“We must continue and accelerate efforts to digitalise trade and transit with eTIR and other digital instruments to optimise cross-border operations and manage the growing volumes of goods flowing through the region,” he added.
