Shafaq News-Baghdad
Seven newinternational transit routes opened across Iraq over the past eight monthsunder the TIR system, the Ministry of Transport confirmed Friday, with morethan 1,000 cross-border cargo operations completed since the network launched.
Israa Hannoun,Director of the Land Transport Department at the Ministry of Transport'sTechnical Directorate, told Shafaq News the system is now fully operationalacross the country, and the volume of completed operations within such a shortperiod reflects strong early demand for the corridor.
The TIR system(Transports Internationaux Routiers) is a United Nations-backed customs transitframework that allows goods to cross international borders under a single customsguarantee, reducing paperwork and inspection delays at border crossings. Iraqformally joined the system in partnership with the International Road TransportUnion (IRU) to streamline customs procedures and facilitate truck movementacross its borders.
Hannoun saidcontinued adoption of the TIR system for overland transit through Iraqcontributes to the efficiency and security of international trade whileconsolidating the country's position as a regional logistics corridorconnecting global trade routes.