Today, the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr A. Kuzmenko, met the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE ), Ms Tatiana MOLCEAN. Their discussion focused on the complementary nature of OTIF and the UNECE and their role in the rail transport.

His Excellency Mr Mohamed Lamine Laabas, the Algerian ambassador to Switzerland, visited OTIF’s temporary premises on 19 February 2025 to hold talks with Mr Aleksandr Kuzmenko, the new Secretary General, who took up his post on 1 January 2025. otif.org/en/?news-pr=co…

The Secretary General of OTIF received the nomination of new permanent representatives of Armenia: otif.org/en/?news-pr=pe… Azerbaijan: otif.org/en/?news-pr=pe… FR: otif.org/fr/?page_id=218 DE: otif.org/de/?page_id=218

Gleich mehrere internationale Organisationen haben ihren Sitz in der Stadt Bern. Heute waren sie zu Besuch im Erlacherhof. Der Gemeinderat der Stadt Bern, der Regierungsrat des Kanton Bern und das International Bern Welcome Desk freuen sich, dass sie sich bei uns wohl fühlen und von Bern aus ihre

Thank you for this warm welcome! Stadt Bern, International Bern Welcome Desk International Bern Welcome Desk, Kanton Bern

On 11 March 2025, Dr Mohamad Jawad Al Quraishi , Chargé d'Affaires of the Iraqi Embassy سفارة جمهورية العراق في بيرن -Iraqi Embassy inBern , visited Mr Aleksandr Kuzmenko, Secretary General of OTIF. otif.org/en/?page_id=218

⚠️ 📆 🌐 Next Week! The Joint Meeting of the RID Committee of Experts and the UNECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods will be held in Berne from 24 to 28 March 2025. More info: EN: otif.org/en/?news-pr=ri… #dangerousgoods #RID

8 to 10 April, the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affairs and International Cooperation will hold its 7th session. A key task will be to adopt the Committee’s Work Programme for the next 3 years. Observers are invited to attend on 9 and 10 April. Looking forward to seeing you.

Annual Report 2024 is out! EN: otif.org/en/?news-pr=pu… FR: otif.org/fr/?news-pr=pu… DE: otif.org/de/?news-pr=ve… Annual Report: otif.org/fileadmin/docs… Rapport d'activité: otif.org/fileadmin/docs… Geschäftsbericht: otif.org/fileadmin/docs…

Many discussions today at the 7th session of the ad hoc Committee on Legal Affaires and International Cooperation. #InternationalCooperation is real. Thank you to #CITRail, FIATA #UNCITRAL, UIC railways

During this last day of the ad hoc Committee, RailNetEurope (RNE) (RNE); UNCITRAL and the International Rail Transport Committee (CIT) shared their works and view with the Member States. 🌐 #internationalcooperation And, ad hoc Committee Work Programme 2025-2027 has been adopted. 👏

On 23 April 2025, the second session of the Supervisory Authority of the Luxembourg Protocol to the Cape Town Convention was held in Bern, Switzerland, and online, hosted by the OTIF, which is the Secretariat of the Supervisory Authority. bit.ly/4d6KbBD

OTIF is at #ITF25 Summit  "Transport resilience to global shocks" to highlight the robustness and adaptability of its international rules in the face of unexpected events.

On 4 June 2025, Her Excellency Mrs Şebnem İncesu, Ambassador of Türkiye, visited Mr Aleksandr Kuzmenko, Secretary General of OTIF. The purpose of this courtesy visit was to maintain the already strong link between Türkiye and the Organisation. OTIF #railways

Today, the Algerian Minister of Transport Ministère des Transports - وزارة النقل , Mr. Saïd Sayoud, welcomed the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr. Aleksandr Kuzmenko, for a highly constructive meeting. Discussions focused in particular on advancing technical interoperability in railway across the region.

Which digitalization priorities are the most urgent from an interoperability perspective ?  What existing legal and technical solutions are available to enable the use of digital transport documents? Secretary General had the pleasure to reply to the question during Global Transport Connectivity Forum

A new version of the Handbook for the implementation and application of the #APTU and #ATMF Uniform Rules has just been published on #OTIF’s website. EN: otif.org/en/?news-pr=ne… FR: otif.org/fr/?news-pr=no… DE: otif.org/de/?news-pr=ne…

📆 Autumn session of the Joint Meeting The Joint Meeting of the RID Committee of Experts and the UNECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 17 to 25 September 2025. otif.org/en/?news-pr=au…

Today, Her Excellency Ms Marija Lakić Barfus, Ambassador of Montenegro to Switzerland, visited Mr Aleksandr Kuzmenko, Secretary General of OTIF. otif.org/en/?news-pr=co…

New Permanent Representative of Belgium - His Excellency the Ambassador of Belgium in the Swiss Confederation, Mr Patrick Van Gheel, visited the headquarters of OTIF OTIF . He presented the Secretary General of OTIF, Mr Aleksandr Kuzmenko, with his letter of appointment.