Asia Pacific leaders for adopting transport policies
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Leaders of Asia-Pacific countries Friday agreed on formulating integrated policies and decision-making frameworks on transport through strategic assessments of economic, environmental, social and poverty-related aspects, reports BSS.
In order to support increased regional economic integration effectively, the governments would develop and implement transport policies at the national, sub-regional and regional levels in line with developing an international integrated inter-modal transport and logistics system.
The agreement was reached at the Bangkok Declaration on Transport Development in Asia on the concluding session of the two-day long ministerial part of the five-day conference of Forum of Asian Minister of Transport, according to a message received in the city Friday.
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) organised the meeting in the Thai capital.
Bangladesh Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain, who earlier was elected chairperson of the session unanimously on the opening of Minister's part, chaired the meeting Friday.
The meeting observed that Bangladesh was committed to playing its role in promoting the development of an integrated multi-modal transport system across the Asia-Pacific region.
In order to support increased regional economic integration effectively, the governments would develop and implement transport policies at the national, sub-regional and regional levels in line with developing an international integrated inter-modal transport and logistics system.
The agreement was reached at the Bangkok Declaration on Transport Development in Asia on the concluding session of the two-day long ministerial part of the five-day conference of Forum of Asian Minister of Transport, according to a message received in the city Friday.
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) organised the meeting in the Thai capital.
Bangladesh Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain, who earlier was elected chairperson of the session unanimously on the opening of Minister's part, chaired the meeting Friday.
The meeting observed that Bangladesh was committed to playing its role in promoting the development of an integrated multi-modal transport system across the Asia-Pacific region.