The Democratic Republic of the Congo hopes that an air traffic rights agreement with Qatar Airways will come into effect mid-2024, according to a statement released last week quoting the DRC’s top diplomat Christophe Lutundula. At a meeting last week between Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi had the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani several agreements were reviewed including an agreement pertaining to the modernization of the DRC’s Matadi Port, which should commence before year’s end.

Iran and Afghanistan have inked an agreementto strengthen transit corridors and boost trade between the two countries, Tasnim reports. Iran’s Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization Director General Javad Hadayati met with the Taliban government’s Civil Aviation Minister Mullah Hamidullah Akhundzada, both of whom stressed the importance of completing construction on the Herat-Mazar i Sharif road to enhance connectivity in the region.

ALSO- AD Ports talks logistics + international transport with Iraq: International transport, logistics services, and regional economic cooperation projects were the main topics of discussion during a meeting between AD Ports representatives and an Iraqi delegation in Abu Dhabi last week, according to a press release. The two sides discussed initiatives like the Transports Internationaux Routiers International Road Transport System and Iraq’s Development Road Project, aiming to connect the GCC with Europe through Iraq.

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