Railway Transport Council of the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and its executive body- Council's Directorate were established in accordance with the Treaty of heads of governments of CIS countries on 14 February 1992 in order to maintain sustainable economic links among CIS countries.

Railway Transport Council of the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and its executive body- Council's Directorate were established in accordance with the Treaty of heads of governments of CIS countries on 14 February 1992 in order to maintain sustainable economic links among CIS countries.

The Council considers and decides on the operational activities of the railways, sharing and technical content of freight cars and containers, conditions for passengers and freight, train safety in international transport, development of systems of accounting and settlement for performed services, scientific and technical cooperation.

Chairman of the Railway Transport Council of CIS countries O.Belozerov opened the 63th regular session of the Council.

Further development of cooperation in the field of railway transport and implementation of the agreements, reached in previous meetings of the Council for Rail Transport of the Commonwealth, as well as the 2015 9- month results.

During this period 1.4 billion tons of goods have been transported, which is 15 percent more than commitments of member countries. An increase in average transport distance by 3.5 percent has also been recorded. During the reporting period, railway administrations continued "railway car" assistance for the export needs of member countries. Its volume amounted to 3.9 thousand cars. The volume of cargo in containers for the past period amounted to 20 million tons, which is 6.1 percent more than the commitments. For 9 months of 2015 the number of passengers, carried on interstate routes, amounted to 14.8 million.

Uzbekistan railways' activity has been on the focus of the event. Head of the Uzbekiston temir yo'llari joint-stock company A.Ramatov spoke about the reforms in railway sphere, modernization, technical and technological renovation of rail enterprises under the leadership of President Karimov.

Uzbek railways currently are a modern high-tech transport system of over 6 thousand kilometers length. Consequently, our country plays an important role in organization of railway transportation in Eurasian railspace and effective use of international transport corridors.

Modernization, technical and technological equipment of rail transportation enterprises allowed Uzbekistan to become the only country in Central Asia with a full construction and repairs base for rolling stock.

In 2013 a foundry-mechanical plant was modernized for over 150 million US dollars. It is equipped with technological lines of German companies and is the only enterprise, capable of producing molding products for rail transport. By 2020 the enterprise aims to produce up to 1200 cars annually, as well repair 1500 cars. Besides, Tashkent plant for construction and repair of passenger cars has mastered the production of modern passenger cars. In recent years, it produced 120 new and 735 modernized cars.

O'zbekiston temir yo'llari JSC is developing strong ties with industrial, scientific and operational companies in other countries, foreign training centers for quality training and retraining, as well as strengthening cooperation with the Railway Transport administrations of CIS countries.

Recently a memorandum on cooperation has been signed between O'zbekiston temir yo'llari JSC and the Ministry of Railway Transport of Turkmenistan.It envisages that O'zbekiston temir yo'llari will conduct overhaul and depot repair of all the rolling stock of the neighboring state.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan. B.Zakirov took part in the opening session.