ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, January 17.
Turkmenistan plans to establish an interagency working group aimed
at streamlining trade procedures,
Trend reports via the press service of the Turkmen
Government.
The initiative was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Nokerguly
Atagulyyev during a Cabinet of Ministers meeting. A new
institutional framework will be established under the Asia-Pacific
Agreement on Trade Facilitation, to which Turkmenistan has recently
acceded. Comparable national committees are already operational in
other member countries.
Turkmenistan’s participation in the Facilitation of Cross-border
Paperless Trade in Asia was formalized with the adoption of a
resolution on April 2, 2022, during the 17th session of the Mejlis
of the Milli Gengesh.
The framework agreement, administered by the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),
seeks to modernize trade practices by promoting the adaptation of
regional single-window systems. This initiative is expected to
enhance the efficiency and transparency of international trade
across the region.
