SAARC Technical Committee on Transport Adopts Report 29 August 2007: New Delhi Representatives from Saarc countries from the fields of Civil Aviation, road transport, Railways and Port and Shipping attended the meeting. The Technical Committee meeting attended by representatives of Saarc countries discussed matters relating to Saarc Regional Multimodal Transport Study, linking of Saarc capitals by air, harmonization of standards in transport sector and networking of transport research institutes. It also reviewed progress in implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the first meeting of the Technical Committee on Transport held on January 17-18, 2005. The Inter-Governmental Expert group will meet on Thursday to further discuss the report of the Technical Committee and present its report to the Saarc Transport Ministers¢ meeting on Friday. Minister for Communications, Muhammed Shamim Siddiqui will arrive here on Thursday to attend the Saarc Ministerial meeting. After inaugural session of the Ministerial meeting, a working session will be held to discuss the different issues in improving connectivity among the Saarc countries. The meeting will also discuss linking the regional countries through road networks. Pakistan delegation will comprise officials from Civil Aviation, road transport, Railways and Port and Shipping. Meanwhile Pak-India dialogue on Wullar Barrage will be held on August 30-31 here. The talks to be held under composite dialogue will discuss the objections raised by Pakistan on the designs and structure of the Barrage which is inconsistent to the Indus Basin Treaty. Source: Associate Press of Pakistan |