Introduction Event of the “Strengthening Institutional Capacity of Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure on the Transport of Perishable Foodstuffs” project was held on 28.09.2021

The Introduction Meeting of the "Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure in the Transport of Perishable Foodstuffs" project, which is being carried out under the Transport Sectoral Operational Program (USOP), was held with a well-attended organization. The project aims to improve legislative and institutional capacities of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastucture by several trainings and field visits to facilitate the Acquis alignment process and to strengthen the policy dialogue with the EU in the field of transport.

The opening speeches of the meeting were made by Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Mr. Selim Dursun, EU Delegation Representative to Turkey Mr. Göktuğ Kara, Director General for EU Affairs and Foreign Relations Mr. Burak Aykan and UHD General Manager Mr. Murat Baştor. Approximately 100 guests from TSE, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Industry and Technology, Ministry of Interior, TOBB, Gendarmerie General Command, General Directorate of Public Health, UTIKAD and General Directorate of Highways attended. During the Meeting, project’s purpose and general information about the ATP was presented by the team leader Yaroslav Bilyy and ATP expert Emrah Deniz.