Leipzig, 25 May 2023
Brazil and Costa Rica have joined the International Transport Forum (ITF) as the organisation’s 65th and 66th member countries.
The ITF’s highest statutory body, the Council of Ministers of Transport, voted to admit both Latin American nations on 25 May 2023 at its meeting in Leipzig, Germany.
Brazil’s Minister of Transport, Mr Renan Filho, and Costa Rica’s Vice-Minister for Transport and Public Works, Mr Efraím Zeledón Leiva, were in attendance.
More than 1 000 delegates from around the world are meeting in Leipzig, from 24 to 26 May for the annual summit of transport ministers under the theme “Transport Enabling Sustainable Economies”.
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The ITF is the only intergovernmental organisation with a global mandate for all transport modes. Hosted by the OECD, the ITF acts as a think tank for transport policy and organises the global summit of ministers of transport every year.
On the occasion of Brazil’s accession to the ITF, Minister of Transport Renan Filho said:
“Brazil’s entry in the International Transport Forum comes at an extremely important moment, when our country reassumes its role as a regional leader and resumes its protagonism in the fight against hunger and in tackling issues associated with climate change. We want to build with our partners a global agenda that generates economic growth with income distribution and environmental sustainability. The Brazilian Government is convinced that it is through dialogue, respect and unity between countries that we will move forward and provide our people with a world with better opportunities for all. The transport sector has much to contribute to sustainable development and to the well-being of our peoples”.
On the occasion of Costa Rica’s accession to the ITF, Minister of Public Works and Transport Luis Amador, said:
“I thank the Ministers who…
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