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Several cooperation agreements signed, among them a Technical Cooperation Agreement with ISO.
The Executive Board and 89th General Assembly of the International Union of Railways (UIC) were held on 1 December in Saint Petersburg, at the invitation of JSC Russian Railways (RZD).
The meetings were chaired by UIC Chairman Mr Oleg BELOZEROV, President of RZD, together with Mr Renato MAZZONCINI, CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) and Mr Jean-Pierre LOUBINOUX, UIC Director General. Mr BELOZEROV, who terminates his mandate after four years of successful UIC Chairmanship held by JSC Russian Railways, addressed UIC General Assembly Members.
He said: “It is the only railway organisation without borders, and for almost a century it has proved that it fully meets the requirements of its members. In addition to expanding the geography of its members, UIC has experienced institutional growth – it has been elevated to special consultative status in the UN’s Economic and Social Council, which opens up extensive opportunities for fulfilling the interests of our members and for enabling them to undertake multilateral cooperation in United Nations arenas. The whole four-year period of the Russian Railways chairmanship of UIC has seen significant achievements through our joint efforts in terms of the goals and key strategies enshrined in the organisation’s programme of activity.” He continued: “We have taken a major step forward in assessing the prospects for developing rail transport in the context of global trends in economics, production, trade and investment. We have drawn up concept plans for the medium-term and long-term development of rail transport for all six regional assemblies. This has brought us closer to our main aim – to create a unified global UIC strategy for the development of rail transport, the structure of which has been approved by all the regional assemblies. Within the framework of this unified concept plan we need to work out practical approaches to address the challenges faced by all of UIC’s members and the global railway community.” And: “We insist on the need to increase the role of rail transport in economic development, trade and sustainable mobility.
In recent years the voice of UIC has been clearly heard within other international organisations, at international conferences and symposiums, and also in the drafting of foundational documents on transport policy. A striking example of this was UIC’s participation in major events such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference, and the High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport.”
New UIC Governance for 2017-2018 The UIC General Assembly Members unanimously elected Mr Renato MAZZONCINI, CEO of Italian Railways Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane (FS) as the new Chairman of UIC and successor of Mr Oleg BELOZEROV, President of JSC Russian Railways (RZD) who becomes the new Chairman of the UIC Asia-Pacific Region. Mr Isa APAYDIN, President of the Board and Director General of Turkish State Railways (TCDD), current Chairman of UIC Middle East Chairman, was unanimously elected new UIC Vice Chairman. This new UIC Governance concerns the 2017-2018 term. Please see UIC press release on UIC Governance N° 43, dated 1 December 2016 with details and biographies. Read more
Source: UIC
