Border Transit Coordination Meeting Focuses on Digitalization and Removing Border-Crossing Bottlenecks

A technical virtual meeting brought together directors of border crossings and transit officials from provinces bordering Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Pakistan and Afghanistan to review international transport operations at shared border crossings

The meeting was attended by the Director General for the Department of Transit and International Transport at Iran’s Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization, along with managers of provincial border terminals. Participants conducted a detailed review of border operations.

Discussions covered freight movements and the performance of online queuing systems. Attendees also reported on fuel-card distribution and the level of coordination among the agencies involved.

Operational challenges and barriers affecting the movement of vehicle fleets through borders were also examined. In line with Cabinet and border-transit committee decisions, measures were agreed to streamline the entry and exit of goods.

Removing existing barriers and accelerating the movement of international transport fleets, in coordination with relevant agencies, were identified as priorities. Participants also discussed the continuous follow-up of resolutions to advance the RMTO’s priorities and strengthen the country’s trade corridors.

Deputy Directors of the Office of Transit and International Transport at the Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization also attended.