The last meeting of the Transport Group for Inland Surface Transport (TGIST, ex PBIST Planning Board for Inland Surface Transport), took place in Skopje from 26 to 28 October 2010.

On behalf of UIC, the head of the security division Jacques Colliard presented UIC’s organisation and policy on security matters. He stressed the future of rail transport in Central Europe and Asia and the possibilities offered by the various international rail freight corridors.

The interest of a future partnership between NATO and UIC has also been confirmed and should be carried out in the following weeks.

The UIC presentation is available on the UIC website, under security activities.