Ref.: UNECE/2025/TRANS/55
10 September 2025
Dear Mr. Kuningas,
I have the pleasure to inform you that the Working Party on Rail Transport (SC.2)
will hold its seventy-ninth session 12–14 November 2025 in Geneva at the Palais des
Nations. During the session a High-Level Workshop on “Making liberalisation work for
passengers and freight – challenges and opportunities” will be held in the Palais des
Nations, Geneva starting at 10 a.m. on 12 November 2025.
The main objective of this Workshop is to discuss the progress to date and future
plans for liberalisation and reform in the rail sector, identifying successes, challenges and
opportunities. Discussions will focus on challenging the status quo and sharing of good
practices within member States and at the multinational level.
In order to make this important event a success, I am pleased to invite you to
nominate a speaker for the Workshop. To provide the audience sufficient time for
discussion but also to ensure intervention by as many countries/organizations as possible.
I encourage you to include in the presentation thought-provoking ideas and specific
recommendations to stimulate a lively exchange and to contribute to future actions.
I would appreciate receiving your reply at your earliest convenience, but no later than
10 October 2025. Upon confirmation, the nominated speaker will be contacted by one of my
colleagues to discuss the details regarding the program of the Workshop.
Registration information for the session is available at the bottom of the first page of
the agenda (attached) and available at: https://unece.org/transport/events/working-party-rail-
transport-sc2-79th-session. I would like to highlight that at this session important discussions
will be held in relation to the rail related legal agreements, including the Convention on the
Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail as identified in the agenda. I invite
you to actively participate in these discussions.
Mr. Ahti Kuningas
Deputy Secretary General for Transport
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
of the Republic of Estonia
Tallinn
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
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The meeting will be only in-person in Geneva. If you have any questions
regarding this workshop or the wider Working Party session, do not hesitate to contact
Mr. Francesco Dionori, Chief of Section and Secretary to the Working Party
(tel.: +41 22 917 4709, e-mail:
[email protected]).
I look forward to welcoming you and your experts at our Working Party session.
Sincerely,
p.p.
Dmitry Mariyasin
Deputy Executive Secretary
Officer-in-Charge
Sustainable Transport Division
cc: Focal points of SC.2
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Saatja: "Carole Marilley" <
[email protected]>
Saaja: "Ahti Kuningas - MKM" <
[email protected]>, "info - MKM" <
[email protected]>
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Dear Sir,
On behalf of Mr. Mariyasin, Deputy Executive Secretary and
Officer-in-charge of the UNECE Sustainable Transport Division, please find
attached a letter informing you of the upcoming Working Party on Rail
Transport and inviting you to nominate a speaker for the High-Level
Workshop on “Making liberalisation work for passengers and freight –
challenges and opportunities” which will be held in the Palais des
Nations, Geneva on 12 November 2025.
Best regards,
Carole MARILLEY
Programme Assistant, Transport Networks & Logistics Section
Sustainable Transport Division
Building S-237
Email: <mailto:
[email protected]>
[email protected]
Phone: +41 (0) 22 917 4030
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