A Syrian–Turkish technical committee from the Cargo Transport Directorate convened a virtual meeting today in Damascus to review executive procedures for organizing cargo and passenger transport between the two countries. The session follows the Oct. 16 meeting held at the Cilvegözü/Bab al-Hawa crossing aimed at establishing a clear operational framework and reducing obstacles to a minimum.
The Turkish side delivered a presentation on current transport and customs procedures, including regulations for transport companies, standard weight and dimension criteria, and technical explanations from Turkish customs officials regarding clearance mechanisms and measures to ensure smooth commercial movement.
During the discussions, both sides highlighted several agreed-upon points: Issuing visas exclusively through embassies, adopting unified weights and lengths based on international standards, allowing Syrian trucks to unload cargo inside Turkish territory, provided technical compliance, maintaining the current decision not to permit Syrian trucks to load cargo in Turkey for Gulf-bound routes, maintaining the suspension on entry of empty Syrian trucks into Turkey for the time being.
Participants also examined procedures for reactivating passenger transport via tourist vehicles and buses, and discussed possible pathways for reviving the international agreement governing this sector. The two sides agreed to hold a forthcoming workshop to develop a shared proposal for restoring overland passenger transport.
Officials said the meeting is part of ongoing technical coordination aimed at improving transport organization, streamlining procedures and enhancing commercial flow in line with mutual interests.
