The 7th Meeting of the COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group was held on March 24th, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Enhancing Road Maintenance in the OIC Member Countries”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 15 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Transport and Communications Working Group namely, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), SESRIC, International Road Federation (IRF), ECORYS and COMCEC Coordination Office have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in the field of road maintenance in their respective countries. Additionally, the issue of policies that can be implemented to improve the quality of services provided in this field was discussed. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Enhancing Road Maintenance in the OIC Member Countries” and the “COMCEC Transport Outlook 2015” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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