UNESCAP holds intermodal transport workshop in Tehran

The three-day event aims at outlining the importance of developing intermodal transport along the Asian highway and the trans-Asian railway networks.

“Having access to open seas and benefiting from extensive rail and road transportation networks, Iran enjoys a unique stance in the region,” Mohammad Bokharaee deputy minister of Roads and Transportation stated.

The country is after expansion of trade affairs with the ESCAP member states based on mutual interests, he added.

ESCAP is the regional arm of the United Nations Secretariat for the Asian and Pacific region. It was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. The name was changed to the current in 1974. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. The ESCAP has 52 member States and nine Associate members, and reports to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

As well as countries in Asia and the Pacific, ESCAP includes France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. ESCAP also has nine countries as associate members.

This commission’s regional focus is managing globalization through programs in environmentally sustainable development, trade, and human rights.

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