International Road Transport uniting EAST to West and North to South - the ECO experience

in developing regional cooperation(28 Nov 2012 / Izmir)

Dr.Esmaeil Tekyeh SadatDirector of Transport and Comunication

ECO SecretariatTehran

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ECO Traditional Transit Transport Connectivity

Map of Marco Polo's travels in 1271–1295

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ECO Present Geostrategic LocationECO Present Geostrategic Location

Features of the ECO region:

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Features of the ECO region:

ECO Geostrategic Economic Capacities ECO Geostrategic Economic Capacities

• Historical transit routs – Silk RoadHistorical transit routs – Silk Road• New transit opportunities New transit opportunities • Strengthening of regional integrationStrengthening of regional integration• Dynamic developmentDynamic development• Richness of resourcesRichness of resources• Relative sustainability to crisesRelative sustainability to crises• Assistance of international community Assistance of international community • Landlocked countriesLandlocked countries• Access to the seaAccess to the sea• Border with the EUBorder with the EU• Border with the Customs Union (EurAsEC)Border with the Customs Union (EurAsEC)• Border with ChinaBorder with China• Post-conflict regionsPost-conflict regions

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Strategic North-South/East –West Transit Transport corridors in the ECO Region

• Kazakh – Uzbak- Turkaman- Iran- Turkey Transit Transport corridor

• Islamabad- Tehran- Istanbul Transit transport corridor

• Khergiz-Tajik-Afgan-Iran and Turkey Transit transport corridor

• Kazakh- Turkaman- Iran and Turkey Transit transport corridor

• Bandarabas – Almaty Transit Transport Corridors

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Islamabad –Tehran – Istanbul Road-Rail Connectivity

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Almaty- Istanbul – Bandarabas Railway Connectivity

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Almaty- Istanbul Railway Connectivity

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Rasht- Astara – Baku railway Connectivity

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Kazakhstan- Turkmenistan –Iran Rail Connectivity

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Key Challenges in Transit Transport corridors in ECO region

1.Stream lining ECO border control custom procedure

2.Clarifying inter connection among transport ,associations and customs

3.participation actively in TIR Convention and harmonization conventions

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Solutions for Stream lining ECO border control custom procedure

• Promoting the TIR-EPD and SafeTIR• Development of TIR parking places• implementing TIR Multimodal System• Implementation TIR in Afghanistan • Accession of Pakistan to TIR• Harmonization of Tariff• Create, Maintain, operate and evaluate

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Solutions for Clarifying inter connection among

transport ,associations and customs

• Using TTCC as a pillar for inter conection ECO Transport, Customs and associations

• Continues communication among Railway operational units

• Development of Scheduled Rail Services particularly block train

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Solutions for participation actively in TIR Convention and

harmonization conventions • Active participation in WP30 and AC2 • Active participating in TIR ExB• Assistance to Afghanistan to expedite the process

of launching the TIR system• Accession of Pakistan to the TIR Convention• Accession of Pakistan, Afghanistan and

Turkmenistan to harmonization Convention • ECO- IRU Pilot projects, Join Workshop and

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ECO – IRU Cooperation Based upon MOU and TTFA on Transit

Facilitation• Monitoring Transit Facilitation at Border

Station• Monitoring Transit Facilitation at accessible

Ports• Monitoring Transit Facilitation at Multimodal

Terminal

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Monitoring Transit Facilitation at Border Station

• Truck Caravan 2010• ECO RMT Project 2011

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Monitoring Transit Facilitation at accessible Ports

• Bandar Abas Conference , Oct 2011

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Monitoring Transit Facilitation at Multimodal Terminal

• Further ECO-IRU study on using TIR in Multimodal Terminal

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ECO/IRU cooperationECO/IRU cooperationJoint achievements and findingsJoint achievements and findings

(i) ECO-IRU Silk Road Truck Caravan (October 2010) was (i) ECO-IRU Silk Road Truck Caravan (October 2010) was organized to identify actual road transport conditions in the organized to identify actual road transport conditions in the Region Region

(ii) Upon instruction of ECO Heads of State in December 2010, (ii) Upon instruction of ECO Heads of State in December 2010, they agreed to implement ECO Regular Monitoring of Trucks they agreed to implement ECO Regular Monitoring of Trucks in partnership with NELTI-3 (ECO RMT), where 29 companies in partnership with NELTI-3 (ECO RMT), where 29 companies in 8 ECO Member States regularly provided datain 8 ECO Member States regularly provided data

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Major obstacles on implementation of TIR Convention include:1.Issuance of visa formalities,2.Border crossing points and infrastructure 3.Lack of harmonization of customs and border crossing regulations,4.Duplication of controls on both sides of borders,5.Different requirements in terms of accompanying documents6.Lack of parking place,7.Standardization of highways, 8.Unofficial payments,9.Differences of price of fuel, 10.Manual processing of documents, 11.Limited working hours at the border crossing points and,12.Long waiting queues

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Good Practices on Insurance Action Plan

• Developing Criteria's for enhancing ECO Capacity Building for Establishment White Card like green Card & organizing Training courses

• Receiving National Report and developing Master Plan in cooperation with Consultant

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Good Practices on ECO PPP Initiatives

• ECOLPAF Initiatives• Initiating joint action course with IRU, UIC• Use the potential of ECO Bank for transport

projects• Using potential of ECO member states for ECO

Projects• Planning for ECO Business Transit FORUMS

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Good Practices on Uniform ECO Visa Sticker

• Organizing Six ECO High Level ECO High Official Consular meetings in Tehran

• Preparation Uniform ECO Visa Sticker and Comprehensive report and check list by Iran

• Will organizing ECO Senior Visa Officer in 2012

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Good Practices on Permit

• Initiate study on how to create ECO License similar in nature with ECMT

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Good Practices on ECO Key Operational Corridors

• Islamabad- Tehran- Istanbul Corridor (ITI)

• Iran-Afghanistan- Tajikistan- Kyrgyzstan Corridor (KIAT)

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ECO operational corridors

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KTAI CorridorKTAI Corridor: Kyrgyzstan-: Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-IranTajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran

ITI CorridorITI Corridor: : Islamabad-Islamabad-Tehran-Tehran-IstanbulIstanbul

Islamabad- Tehran- Istanbul Corridor (ITI)Action Plan

• Using TIR along the Corridor • Pakistan accession to TIR Shortly(Cooperation

with IRU)• Developing a Logistic Centers and Standard

Road along the Corridor • Organizing High Level Working Group

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Iran-Afghanistan- Tajikistan- Kyrgyzstan Corridor (KIAT)

Action Plan (Herat Meeting, May 2012)

• Implementing TIR in Afghanistan• Running two TRUCKS with TIR along Iran

border• Planning to run another two Trucks along

Turkey Border• Organizing High level working Group

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ThanksEsmaeil Tekyeh Sadat

Director of Transport & CommunicationPhD (Organization Development)

Web: www.ECOsecretariat.orgEmail: Director.TC@ECOsecretariat.org

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