OREANDA-NEWS. August 31, 2009. DVTG/Far Eastern Transport Group on the russian delegation took part in the 39th Plenary Assembly of the World Federation of UN Associations  which was held in Seoul (Republic of Korea).

The World Federation of United Nations Associations is a non-governmental organization established to undertake the most important humanitarian programs.

DVTG/Far Eastern Transport Group was the only company in the Russian delegation which represented the real sector of the Russian economy. The company’s management believes that the participation in the projects of social importance is a must for balanced cooperation between business and society. That is why DVTG takes an active part in all largest projects of Asia Pacific Region where the company has serious interests.

Korea is of great importance for the business of DVTG. It is Korean partners that DVTG is implementing a number of quality projects with to develop the transport and logistics infrastructure.

The Assemblies of the World Federation of UN Associations are held once in three years. Seoul was chosen as the venue for the Assembly for the first time ever. Holding the Assembly in Seoul is quite a landmark as the effective President of the World Federation of UN Association Mr. Hans Blix is expected to replace the President of the UN Association of the Republic of Korea Mr. Seung Youn-kim.

The status of the Plenary Assembly is high enough and the UN General Secretary Mr. Pan Ki-moon took part in the event. 250 official delegations from 63 countries took part in the Assembly.

The 39th Plenary Assembly in Seoul was devoted to discussing such global problems of the mankind as the global financial downturn and climate change.

The delegation of DVTG held a number of meetings with the delegates of the Assembly many of whom constantly solve applied tasks of the transportation of humanitarian cargo to help the most unprotected people. Due to the delegation of DVTG many delegates of the Assembly got to learn about the real potential of Transsib and the opportunities of Transsib to deliver humanitarian and social cargoes to Asia. DVTG sees promotion of Transsib internationally and representation of its real advantages as a linking railway between East and West as one of its most important tasks.

DVTG pays special attention to the meeting with the UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon during which the First Director General of DVTG Mr. Oleg Stezhkov presented the company’s projects being implemented in the Far East of Russia together with Korean partners. Mr. Oleg Stezhkov told Mr. Ban Ki-moon about the importance of these projects for the development of regional humanitarian relations, as well as how these projects may contribute to solution of some economic and social problems of the region. Mr. Ban Ki-moon emphasized the scale of the projects of DVTG.