Viking Train Project Working Group Meeting Held

Viking Train Project Working Group Meeting Held: Turkey-Lithuania Viking Train Project Working Group meeting, Lithuanian Transport and Communications Deputy Minister Arijandas slıupas within the framework of the official visit to our country, Ministry of Transport, headed by the chief Maritime Affairs and Communications Deputy Minister Yahya, public and private was held with the broad participation of the sector.
the railway sector in Turkey In his opening speech, important YHT projects, Marmaray and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars providing information on major regional projects such as the Railway Project Yahya HEAD, sea-iron (black) sea-designed as intermodal connection projects and about 1700 km ' The Viking Train, which operates on one line, is an important and good practice in eliminating the technical, administrative, political and economic adaptation concerns for multimodal önemli combined erm and ılar multimodal siyasi transportation projects.
Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Deputy Minister Yahya HEAD, Viking Europe with mentioning the said project of the advantages of the extension to Turkey Train, Asia through the TRACECA corridor, the Caucasus, and a step to further approach the target binding by the shortest route to the Middle East; The project will provide significant opportunities for the country, especially in the transport and logistics sector; stated that he would increase the competitiveness between transportation modes and provide positive contributions to our exports.
Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications SLIUPAS informed the transport sector in Lithuania that Lithuania, a transit country in Europe, obtained% 60 of its export revenues from transport; The Government of Lithuania, its full support for Turkey's accession to the Viking Train; Especially in the development of the north-south trade route that they believe it is important perspectives and Turkey's involvement in the Viking train not only benefit the two countries will move in this direction will be emphasized in the interest of all stakeholders.
Our Entity; Railway Regulatory Directorate General of Lithuania Railways and the Viking Train at the meeting where the presentation of the project, the Viking Train, Turkey Routes will follow the direction, technical data paths to belong to train the parameters and the estimated load handling charges were made to work for determination.
It was emphasized that the project's stakeholder (Lithuania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova) will come together in April to discuss issues related to the Project.