ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim addressed the opening session of the 35th Meeting of the ITF’s Transport Management Board with the following statement on the Ukraine crisis on 15 March:
“I am deeply concerned by the war in Ukraine.
Transport should be made for connecting people. Over the past years, and for a long time, we all co-operated by making policies for better lives. But today, we see destruction and a humanitarian crisis.
ITF’s origins date from the post-second World War to reunite and rebuild Europe. Our transport community should work tirelessly to bring people and economies together peacefully through global dialogue for better policies.
I call an immediate end to the war in Ukraine. We at the ITF Secretariat will do our best to support our member countries. We stand ready to work with you on any decisions you make.”
Dr Kim made a further statement to ITF’s Transport Management Board at the end of the 16 March morning session:
“Concerning the question related to the…
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