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Iraq and Uzbekistan Discuss Road Transport Agreement

By John Lee. Iraq and Uzbekistan have held a virtual meeting to discuss a draft bilateral agreement on the regulation of road transport of passengers and goods. According to the Ministry of Transport, the session was convened by the General Company for Land Transport, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Murtada al-Shahmani, director […]

Record August for TIR Transit Journeys in Iraq

By John Lee. Iraq recorded 1,754 cross-border transit journeys under the TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) system in August, continuing a trend of growth in international road freight transit. Murtadha Karim al-Shahmani, Director General of the General Company for Land Transport, attributed the result to ongoing coordination between relevant authorities and the work of the company's […]

Iraqi Trucks on First TIR Transit to Turkmenistan

By John Lee. Iraqi trucks operated by the General Company for Land Transport have completed the first journey under the TIR transit system from the Arar border crossing to the Inche Burun border crossing on the Iran-Turkmenistan border. According to the Ministry of Transport, the operation was coordinated with relevant government, border, and customs authorities […]