BSEC-URTA was founded by Associations of
International Road Transporters in eleven BSEC member countries in Antalya (Turkey)
on 24 October 2001. The official inauguration of the Union was organized
during the BSEC Business Council's First International Transport Forum in the
same city on 25 October 2001 with the presence of H.E. Oktay Vural, the
Minister of Transport of Turkey.
As clear indication of the
International Road Transport Union's (IRU) open support to foundation of
BSEC-URTA, IRU Secretary General Mr. Martin Marmy was also present both at
the Foundation Meeting on 24 October and the Official Inauguration Ceremony
on 25 October.
BSEC-URTA aims to provide private sector
contribution to the multilateral cooperation process underway on the level of
Governments in the Black Sea since 1992.
Within this framework the
Union gives special emphasize on building channels of dialogue and
cooperation with every related body globally. It is without doubt that
BSEC-URTA will play a major role to coordinate efforts by and influence of
its Member Associations towards promoting and safeguarding their common
sectoral interests in the BSEC region and on the international level.
Potential of the BSEC region, energy hidden inside the road transport
industry and the sincere will of 11 countries to further cooperation on the
basis of contribution by regional NGOs constitute the main motivation for the
BSEC-URTA family to construct a global perspective, set higher goals
to achieve and become truly pragmatic and result-oriented towards shared
success but nothing else.
