The expert meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic (hereinafter referred to as meeting) was held in the OSJD Committee in Warsaw from 3 to 5 April 2024 in compliance with the Work Plan of the OSJD Commission on Freight Traffic for 2024 in the field of updating the Agreement on Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic (hereinafter referred to as PGW Agreement).

According to the Work Plan of the OSJD Commission on Transport Law, an expert meeting of the OSJD Commission on Transport Law on SMGS issues was held in Astana (Republic of Kazakhstan) from 2 to 5 April 2024.

The meeting was attended by experts from the following SMGS member countries: Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Hungary, Georgia, Republic of Kazakhstan, People’s Republic of China, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Republic of Poland, Russian Federation and the OSJD Committee.

In accordance with the Work Plan of the OSJD Commission on Passenger Traffic for 2024, from 23 to 24 January 2024 a videoconferencing meeting of the experts of the OSJD railways was held at the OSJD Committee (Warsaw) on the subject “Management of station buildings and passenger railway stations”.

In 2023, the OSJD Commission on Transport Policy and Development Strategy continued its work on the formation of a uniform railway transport policy of the OSJD member countries with regard to the implementation of comprehensive measures aimed at the improvement of traffic and development of the OSJD transport corridors