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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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The business program for the International Transport and Logistics Forum, which will take place April 1–3, 2026, at the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Centre in St. Petersburg, has been published on the website. The event, held in Russia for the first time, will provide a new platform for global dialogue on the development of the global transport system in an era of geopolitical change. The MTLF's national agenda focuses on Russia's active participation and the promotion of its technological potential within existing large-scale logistics projects.
"Russia, with its unique geographic location, has historically been a key link in the global transportation system. We are consistently developing this potential and implementing projects that could shape global transportation patterns for decades to come. This includes developing international transport corridors passing through Russia, expanding the use of the Northern Sea Route, and our trunk infrastructure as a whole. I am confident that open professional dialogue, the exchange of best practices, and the development of coordinated solutions will be an important step toward strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation among the countries participating in the forum," emphasized Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev.
The business program includes over 40 discussions across three areas: "Logistics and Transport Industries," "Global Connectivity and Transport Corridors," and "Digitalization and the Future of Transport." The forum's central event will be a plenary session focusing on transport connectivity as the foundation of a new world order and its development within the framework of global competition and global security.
"Ensuring the global competitiveness of transport corridors is today one of the priority national goals set by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The old world order is becoming a thing of the past, and in its place, a new architecture of equal and indivisible security is emerging in Eurasia. In this coordinate system, transport is becoming a key element of this new space, and logistics is the primary tool for realizing national interests and integrating into the global markets of the future. I am confident that the forum will become a center for developing practical solutions and initiatives to ensure the seamlessness and security of transport routes, designed to lay the foundation for the long-term prosperity of the Eurasian continent," said Anton Kobyakov, Advisor to the President of Russia and Executive Secretary of the MTLF Organizing Committee.
The main events of the business program will include a plenary session, plenary sessions on key issues on the international transport agenda, expert discussions, roundtables, and meetings of relevant international organizations. Experts will focus on the development of transport, logistics, transport corridors, and digitalization. Participants will discuss the future of transport and its role in shaping the global economy and ensuring sustainable connections between regions and countries.
"Our country is becoming a platform for discussing global logistics development, offering global partners alternative transport corridors that are safer, more technologically advanced, and faster than traditional routes. Thanks to our accumulated experience, we are ready to become a key logistics bridge between East and West, North and South, offering reliable routes for cargo delivery. In this regard, the forum's program opens a series of relevant discussions on the joint development of international transport corridors through the integration of national infrastructures, the digitalization of multimodal transportation, and increased resilience of supply chains. The agreements reached as a result of this work will serve as the basis for subsequent agreements between states and decisions at the level of international organizations," noted Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin.
The forum is being held in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation to ensure the global competitiveness of Russia's transport corridors, including the implementation of decrees within the framework of national goals up to 2030 and for the future up to 2036.
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