In preparation for the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Transport, scheduled to be held from 17 to 20 November 2026, pursuant to ESCAP resolution 78/3 on the Implementation of the Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Transport Development in Asia and the Pacific, and in accordance with the preparatory timeline agreed upon at the First Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Transport, held on 1 and 2 April 2026, and following the Second Regional Preparatory Meeting, held on 11 and 12 June 2026, the Third Regional Preparatory Meeting is scheduled to take place in Bangkok and online on 5 and 6 August 2026.
The third meeting will continue the review and revision of the draft texts of the ministerial declaration and regional action programme for sustainable transport development in Asia and the Pacific (2027-2031) that will be considered for adoption at the Ministerial Conference.