A delegation from the ‘Türkmendemirýollary’ agency, led by Chairman Azat Atamuradov, took part in the 82nd meeting of the CIS Council on Railway Transport, held on 10–11 June in Dushanbe. This was reported by the news website Turkmenportal.

Despite an overall decline in freight traffic of 3.8%, freight turnover by rail in five countries, including Turkmenistan, showed growth.

The meeting discussed measures to increase transit traffic, create favourable tariff conditions and develop container multimodal routes. Issues related to infrastructure modernisation, simplification of border procedures and cost reduction were also considered.

A meeting was held between representatives of ‘Türkmendemirýollary’ and the management of Russian Railways (RZhD). RZhD head Oleg Belozerov noted a 2.5-fold increase in container traffic through Turkmenistan along the North-South corridor. The strengthening of international transport cooperation was discussed.

A trilateral meeting of the railway authorities of Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan also took place. The parties discussed increasing transit volumes and coordination of container transport.

The next meeting of the Council will be held in November 2025 in Baku. A final protocol was signed following the current meeting.