RIYADH: The Kingdom took part in a transport conference held in Turkmenistan on Monday and Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Representatives from 39 countries and 34 international organizations attended the Ministerial Transport Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries in Awaza. The Saudi delegation was led by the vice president of the Transport General Authority, Fahad Al-Badah. It included representatives from the Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services, the General Authority of Civil Aviation, and the Saudi Ports Authority. The conference discussed the role of transport in realizing the sustainable recovery of landlocked developing countries following the COVID-19 pandemic, expertise, solutions, and initiatives to improve and finance the transport sector to achieve sustainable economic recovery. HIGH LIGHT The conference discussed the role of transport in realizing the sustainable recovery of landlocked developing countries following the COVID-19 pandemic, expertise, solutions, and initiatives to improve and finance the transport sector to achieve sustainable economic recovery. Al-Badah gave a speech referring to the Kingdom’s launch of the National Transport and Logistic Services Strategy as part of Saudi Vision 2030 to make the sector sustainable and enable the country’s status as a global logistical hub and a comprehensive transport model. He called for more efforts and the exchange of expertise to alleviate the impact of the pandemic and contribute to the recovery of the economy and other sectors. He said the Kingdom had offered an integration model between the work of the public, private and non-profit sectors during the pandemic. It had relied on measures and initiatives such as providing exemptions and postponing some government allowances to provide liquidity so the private sector could administer its economic activities, including transport and logistic services, he explained. Al-Badah also said that the impact of climate change was not limited to the natural environment, as it affected the economy and security and required the coordination of regional efforts and sharing of expertise and technology. He also spoke about Saudi Arabia’s endeavors through the Middle East Green Initiative to reduce carbon emissions and reach net-zero emissions by 2060 through the carbon circular economy as part of its development plans.