Austrian Companies Keen to Cooperate with Port of Koper
Transport Minister Janez Bozic held a meeting with his Austrian counterpart Hubert Gorbach on Tuesday, discussing ways to boost cooperation between Austrian companies and the only Slovenian commercial port.
Speaking to the press after the meeting, Bozic said he and the visiting Austrian minister also reviewed cooperation in air transport - in particular in the Central European Air Traffic Services (CEATS) project.
Gorbach voiced the Austrian economy's interest in cooperation with the port of Koper, which is only next to the Rotterdam port in the amount of cargo it transships for Austrian companies. The Austrian minister was also keen to visit the port in person.
For the transhippment for Austrian companies to increase, Slovenia will have to complete its infrastructure projects first, Gorbach said, pointing to the need for setting up a better railway link between Koper and Austria.
The EU would like to divert as much cargo as possible from roads to railways, which is why Slovenia and Austria should work towards this goal, the Austrian minister said.
He also called for closer cooperation between the two countries within the EU, and voiced the wish for cooperation to expand to telecommunications and the introduction of IT in transport.
Bozic briefed his Austrian opposite number on the course of construction of the Slovenian motorways and the modernisation of railway infrastructure.
More articles from this issue:
Archive
|