Orrin Singh5 August 2024 | 10:45

Ukraine open to technology talks with African countries

Ukraine Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Serhiy Derkach said technology talks could alleviate the queueing of vehicles, specifically trucks and busses, at border gates.

Ukraine open to technology talks with African countries

Ukraine Deputy Minister of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, Serhiy Derkach. Picture: Supplied

LVIV - Ukrainian officials are open to technology talks with African countries, which could alleviate the queueing of vehicles, specifically trucks and busses, at border gates.  
  
Speaking to journalists from Africa in the capital city of Kyiv on Monday, Ukraine Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Serhiy Derkach said the country has developed an electronic queue system, a mobile-based app, which allows you to monitor queues at border gates and will notify you when to head to the border to avoid waiting.  

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"When you want to get out of the country, with the goods, the buses or the trucks you open the electronic queue system. you register your car. you chose the border, and see what is the queue is like, you put in your car and just wait. you can sit at home, if the queue is huge, for example two days, you can just wait at home," said Derkach.