On June 26, the Council of Heads of Authorized Transport Bodies of the EAEU Member States reviewed the implementation of the key priorities and phases of the EAEU coordinated transport policy. The meeting, held on the sidelines of EEF-2025, was attended by EEC Energy and Infrastructure Minister Arzybek Kozhoshev.
The implementation of the document is guided by three-year roadmaps. Arzybek Kozhoshev said the heads of government approved the roadmap for the following three years in October 2024 and tasked officials with exploring options to expand the document's scope. The negotiations resulted in a decision to supplement the roadmap with activities related to professional training and skills development.
The EEC minister informed the Council about the results of coordinating activities planned to build transport and logistics capacity under the Eurasian Economic Path: a declaration that sets the framework for advancing economic integration within the EAEU until 2030 and through 2045.
Arzybek Kozhoshev said that 20 of the 22 mechanisms in the declaration roadmap—about 91%—have been agreed upon. Fundamental disagreements remain on two issues concerning the long-term prospects for liberalizing air transport services and freight trucking.
During the meeting, participants reviewed the Comprehensive Plan for Developing Eurasian Transport Corridors, focusing in particular on ongoing activities to develop specific corridor sections and to identify and eliminate bottlenecks.
Within the framework of the digital agenda, the discussion focused on digitalization in transport, the use of highly automated autonomous vehicles, and IT support for road transport control at the EAEU external border. In particular, attention was given to the readiness of national systems to conduct technological testing under Common Process No. 46 and a launch into production in an integrated format. Its main objective is to improve the procedures for freight vehicle inspections on the EAEU external border. The implementation of this process is expected to improve the efficiency of national authorized agencies responsible for controlling freight flows that enter the EAEU.
The meeting participants discussed the schedule of transport-related events on the sidelines of international platforms: the Kazakhstan Transport Week, the International Transport and Logistics Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and the Days of the EAEU at the UN headquarters in Geneva.
As part of the ongoing events in Minsk, members of the Council participated in EEF panel sessions.
