The Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon accompanied by Dushanbe Chairman Rustami Emomali attended the joint Tajik-Turkish plant to assemble Turkish buses Akia, “AKIA AVESTO”.
During the ceremony, the project for introducing the electronic payment system for public transport in Dushanbe was presented to the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. All necessary equipment for implementation of this project have reportedly been purchased and delivered to the country by “Avesto Group” LLC.
The President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon examined assembles of buses at the joint Tajik-Turkish plant, called the implementation of this initiative important in improving passenger traffic service quality in Dushanbe.
It was informed that in order to upgrade the Dushanbe technical park for the purchase of 100 “AKIA” buses, taking into account its installation on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, an agreement on cooperation between the executive body of state authority of Dushanbe and Turkey’s Akia Company was signed.
In the near future, the management of the joint Tajik-Turkish plans to establish a production of five types of urban and intercity buses in accordance with international standards in the Republic of Tajikistan. To implement that initiative, the leader of the nation, Emomali Rahmon, took part in a ceremony of the start of construction of bus plant. According to the information of the responsible persons the plant reportedly has an annual capacity of 250-300 vehicles.