Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications

Minister Tsvetkov Carried Out One of His Regular Meetings with Representatives of the Automobile Branch

The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Aleksandar Tsvetkov, the Deputy Minister of Transport Kamen Kichev and the acting Director-Executive of EA "Automobile Administration" Lyubomir Hristov carried out a meeting with representatives of the Automobile Branch Organizations from the Automobile Transport - The Union of the Associations in the Automobile Branch (СОАТ) and the National Union of the Carriers. They presented the main problems in the automobile transport, as well as their point of view in regard of the development of the Sector.

During the talks Minister Tsvetkov informed the participants that series of meetings are being carried out with the branch organizations in the Automobile Branch. On these meetings the most serious problems of the sector are being discussed. As a result decisions will be taken regarding the creation of rules and norms for the building of stable business environment.

Minister Tsvetkov expressed his confidence that the dialogue with the branch will continue, in order to solve the problem with the unregulated transportations and the "grey sector". I am convinced that the branch organizations will be very useful in the development of effective measures against the "grey sector", declared Minister Tsvetkov during the meeting.   

At the end of the talks the Minister of Transport, Information technology and Communications proposed to the branch organizations representatives to set up a workgroup, built from their representatives. During the sittings of this workgroup the most urgent problems in the sector will be discussed and measures will be marked down.

 The Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Kamen Kichev undertook a commitment to hold regular meetings with all representatives of the automobile branch. The current state of the automobile transport will be discussed on these meetings and effective decisions will be taken to solve the problems caused by the economic crisis.   

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