Turkmenistan records high figures in transport sector (UPDATE)
By Aynur Jafarova
A positive movement in the growth of performance figures in the transport sector has been observed in Turkmenistan.
Local media reports that during first two months of 2013, the amount of rail freight transport comprised of 122.3 percent, whilst the numbers of passenger transportation stood at 105,2 percent.
According to the information provided by the Turkmen Automobile Transport Ministry, rates of growth of actual work reached 125.1 percent, with the amount of freight and passenger transportation standing at 102.1 and 100.6 percent respectively.
Freight turnover for the accounting period as compared to last year comprised 107.6 percent for air transport and 101.2 percent for water transport.
"The government will continue to pay primary attention to the issues of the development of air, automobile, railway and marine transport," Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said at a government meeting.
Berdymukhamedov noted that the increase of freight and passenger traffic, as well as the improvement of the quality of public service are among primary tasks of the agencies of the transport departments.
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