On the topic “Updating the Agreement on Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic (PGW Agreement)”, in accordance with the approved Plan of Work of the OSJD Commission on Freight Traffic for 2025, a meeting of authorized representatives of the Parties to the PGW Agreement took place at the OSJD Committee (Warsaw) in the period from 16 till 18 June 2025 to update the PGW Agreement, make amendments to the Rules for Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic (PGW Rules), update the rates of payment for the use of freight wagons and bogies in international traffic, as well as to finalize the draft Work Plan for 2026 on the topic “Updating the Agreement on Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic (PGW Agreement)”.

LII session of the OSJD Ministerial Conference began in Qingdao (People’s Republic of China) and will continue from 10 till 13 June 2025. The session is attended by the members of the OSJD Ministerial Conference from the following countries: Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Bulgaria, Hungary, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Georgia, Republic of Kazakhstan, People’s Republic of China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, Republic of Poland, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Ukraine, as well as representatives of CCTT and the OSJD Committee.

The regular meeting of the OSJD Committee members No. 2/2025 was held on 10 March 2025 in a hybrid format. Within the framework of the approved agenda, members of the OSJD Committee reviewed and adopted reports on the:

On 28 April 2025, a working meeting with the delegation of the Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) was held at the OSJD Committee in Warsaw. From the OSJD Committee side the meeting was attended by Chairman Mirosław Antonowicz and Deputy Chairman Mikhail Vsevolozhskiy, and from the KORAIL side the meeting was attended by Chief Audit Executive of the Korea Railroad Corporation Mr. Kwon Se Ho, Director of the Management Audit Department Mr. Cheon Sewan, as well as other KORAIL officials.

On 15 May 2025, a working meeting was held at the OSJD Committee in Warsaw with the delegation of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Poland headed by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary HE Sun Linjiang. From the OSJD Committee side the meeting was attended by Chairman Mirosław Antonowicz, Deputy Chairmen Sui Ruizheng and Mikhail Vsevolozhskiy, as well as other employees, and from the side of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China the meeting was also attended by Counselor Tian Zhong, Head of the Political Department Mr Bao Mengyan and Second-rank Secretary Duan Dejun.

Within the framework of the topic "Improving the Agreement on the Rules for the Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic" (PGW Agreement), a meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the PGW Agreement on the calculation of tariff rates was held from May 13 to May 14, 2025 in the OSJD Committee (Warsaw) (hereinafter – meeting). The meeting was held in accordance with the approved Work Plan 2025 of the OSJD Commission on Freight Traffic. The representatives of the Parties to the PGW Agreement, members of the Working Group

From 14 till 17 April 2025, meeting XXXIX of the Conference of General Directors (Author- ised Representatives) of OSJD Railways was held in Warsaw (Republic of Poland), with the participation of the delegations from: Azerbaijani Railways CJSC, Afghanistan Railway Authority, State Association “Byelorussian Railway”, Hungarian State Railways Co. (MAV), Vietnamese Railway SC, Georgian Railway JSC, “Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Company” JSC, State Corporation “Chinese Railways”, Railways of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL), “Kyrgyz Temir Zholu National Company” State Enterprise, Lao National Railway State Enterprise, Latvijas Dzelzceļš SJSC (Latvian Railway SJSC), Ulan-Bator Railway JSC, Polish State Railways JSC, Russian Railways OJSC, National Railway Company of Romania “CFR”-S.A., Railways of the Slovak Republic, SUE “Rohi Ohani Tojikiston” (Railway of Tajikistan), O’zbekiston temir yo’llari JSC (Railways of Uzbekistan), Ukrainian Railways JSC, Czech Railways JSC, Estonian Railway JSC.

On April 10, the Byelorussian Railway will host the 3^rd International Cargo Conference "2025. Railway logistics: current development challenges". Its slogan is "Joining forces for common success." For the third time, representatives of the railways of the countries of the Eurasian continent gathered in Minsk to discuss a wide list of issues related to the transportation of goods by rail and to work out the most optimal solutions for further work, taking into account the interests of all participants in the logistics process. The geography of the conference participants is expanding every year. This year, the event is attended by heads and representatives of the railways of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as international transport organizations such as the OSJD Committee, the CSZT, the CCTT, representatives of transport and logistics companies and owners of rolling stock.

A meeting of experts of the Parties to the Agreement on the Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic (PGV Agreement) (hereinafter the meeting) was held on April 2-4, 2025 at the OSJD Committee headquarters in Warsaw. The experts discussed the topic “Enhancement of the Agreement on the Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic (PGV)” according to the approved Work Plan of the OSJD Commission on Freight Traffic for 2025. The meeting was attended by the representatives of the following Parties to the PGV Agreement, participating in the work on the topic:

On 12 February 2025, the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in the Palais des Nations in Geneva (Switzerland) hosted a meeting of the delegations of the OSJD Committee and the UNECE. The delegation of the OSJD Committee was represented by Chairman of the OSJD Committee Mirosław Antonowicz, Chairman of the OSJD Commission on Transport Policy and Development Strategy Shukhrat Kayumkhodjaev and Lawyer of the Committee Sławomir Car, while the UNECE delegation was represented by Executive Secretary Tatiana Molcean and Chief of Transport Networks & Logistics Section at Sustainable Transport Division Francesco Dionori.