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 SecretariatTehran17/25/20242ECO Traditional Transit Transport ConnectivityMapofMarcoPolostravelsin127112952ECO Present Geostrategic LocationECO Present Geostrategic Location Features of the ECO region:3 Features of the ECO region:ECO Geostrategic Economic Capacities ECO Geostrategic Economic Capacities Historical transit routs Silk Road Historical transit routs Silk Road New transit opportunities New transit opportunities Strengthening of regional integration Strengthening of regional integration Dynamic development Dynamic development Richness of resources Richness of resources Relative sustainability to crises Relative sustainability to crises Assistance of international community Assistance of international community Landlocked countries Landlocked countries Access to the sea Access to the sea Border with the EU Border with the EU Border with the Customs Union (EurAsEC) Border with the Customs Union (EurAsEC) Border with China Border with China Post-conflict regions Post-conflict regions4Strategic North-South/East West Transit Transport corridors in the ECO RegionKazakhUzbak-Turkaman-Iran-TurkeyTransitTransportcorridorIslamabad-Tehran-IstanbulTransittransportcorridorKhergiz-Tajik-Afgan-IranandTurkeyTransittransportcorridorKazakh-Turkaman-IranandTurkeyTransittransportcorridorBandarabasAlmatyTransitTransportCorridors5IslamabadTehranIstanbulRoad-RailConnectivity6Almaty-IstanbulBandarabasRailwayConnectivity7Almaty-IstanbulRailwayConnectivity8Rasht-AstaraBakurailwayConnectivity9Kazakhstan-TurkmenistanIranRailConnectivity10KeyChallengesinTransitTransportcorridorsinECOregion1.StreamliningECObordercontrolcustomprocedure2.Clarifyinginterconnectionamongtransport,associationsandcustoms3.participationactivelyinTIRConventionandharmonizationconventions11SolutionsforStreamliningECObordercontrolcustomprocedurePromotingtheTIR-EPDandSafeTIRDevelopmentofTIRparkingplacesimplementingTIRMultimodalSystemImplementationTIRinAfghanistanAccessionofPakistantoTIRHarmonizationofTariffCreate,Maintain,operateandevaluateharmonizedtimeschedules12SolutionsforClarifyinginterconnectionamongtransport,associationsandcustomsUsingTTCCasapillarforinterconectionECOTransport,CustomsandassociationsContinuescommunicationamongRailwayoperationalunitsDevelopmentofScheduledRailServicesparticularlyblocktrain13SolutionsforparticipationactivelyinTIRConventionandharmonizationconventionsActiveparticipationinWP30andAC2ActiveparticipatinginTIRExBAssistancetoAfghanistantoexpeditetheprocessoflaunchingtheTIRsystemAccessionofPakistantotheTIRConventionAccessionofPakistan,AfghanistanandTurkmenistantoharmonizationConventionECO-IRUPilotprojects,JoinWorkshopandSurvey14ECOIRUCooperationBaseduponMOUandTTFAonTransitFacilitationMonitoringTransitFacilitationatBorderStationMonitoringTransitFacilitationataccessiblePortsMonitoringTransitFacilitationatMultimodalTerminal15MonitoringTransitFacilitationatBorderStationTruckCaravan2010ECORMTProject201116MonitoringTransitFacilitationataccessiblePortsBandarAbasConference,Oct201117MonitoringTransitFacilitationatMultimodalTerminalFurtherECO-IRUstudyonusingTIRinMultimodalTerminal18ECO/IRUcooperationJointachievementsandfindings(i)ECO-IRUSilkRoadTruckCaravan(October2010)was(i)ECO-IRUSilkRoadTruckCaravan(October2010)wasorganizedtoidentifyactualroadtransportconditionsintheorganizedtoidentifyactualroadtransportconditionsintheRegionRegion(ii)UponinstructionofECOHeadsofStateinDecember2010,(ii)UponinstructionofECOHeadsofStateinDecember2010,theyagreedtoimplementECORegularMonitoringofTrucksintheyagreedtoimplementECORegularMonitoringofTrucksinpartnershipwithNELTI-3(ECORMT),where29companiesin8partnershipwithNELTI-3(ECORMT),where29companiesin8ECOMemberStatesregularlyprovideddataECOMemberStatesregularlyprovideddata7/25/202419PagePage1919(c)InternationalRoadTransportUnion(IRU)2011(c)InternationalRoadTransportUnion(IRU)201119keyfindingsoftheSilkRoadTruckCaravan2010MajorobstaclesonimplementationofTIRConventioninclude:1.Issuanceofvisaformalities,2.Bordercrossingpointsandinfrastructure3.Lackofharmonizationofcustomsandbordercrossingregulations,4.Duplicationofcontrolsonbothsidesofborders,5.Differentrequirementsintermsofaccompanyingdocuments6.Lackofparkingplace,7.Standardizationofhighways,8.Unofficialpayments,9.Differencesofpriceoffuel,10.Manualprocessingofdocuments,11.Limitedworkinghoursatthebordercrossingpointsand,12.Longwaitingqueues7/25/20242020GoodPracticesonInsuranceActionPlanDevelopingCriteriasforenhancingECOCapacityBuildingforEstablishmentWhiteCardlikegreenCard&organizingTrainingcoursesReceivingNationalReportanddevelopingMasterPlanincooperationwithConsultant7/25/20242121GoodPracticesonECOPPPInitiativesECOLPAFInitiativesInitiatingjointactioncoursewithIRU,UICUsethepotentialofECOBankfortransportprojectsUsingpotentialofECOmemberstatesforECOProjectsPlanningforECOBusinessTransitFORUMS7/25/20242222GoodPracticesonUniformECOVisaStickerOrganizingSixECOHighLevelECOHighOfficialConsularmeetingsinTehranPreparationUniformECOVisaStickerandComprehensivereportandchecklistbyIranWillorganizingECOSeniorVisaOfficerin201223GoodPracticesonPermitInitiatestudyonhowtocreateECOLicensesimilarinnaturewithECMT24GoodPracticesonECOKeyOperationalCorridorsIslamabad- Tehran- Istanbul Corridor (ITI)Iran-Afghanistan- Tajikistan- Kyrgyzstan Corridor (KIAT)25ECOoperationalcorridorsKTAI Corridor:Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-IranITI Corridor:Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul26Islamabad-Tehran-IstanbulCorridor(ITI)ActionPlanUsingTIRalongtheCorridorPakistanaccessiontoTIRShortly(CooperationwithIRU)DevelopingaLogisticCentersandStandardRoadalongtheCorridorOrganizingHighLevelWorkingGroup7/25/20242727Iran-Afghanistan- Tajikistan- Kyrgyzstan Corridor (KIAT)Action Plan (Herat Meeting, May 2012)ImplementingTIRinAfghanistanRunningtwoTRUCKSwithTIRalongIranborderPlanningtorunanothertwoTrucksalongTurkeyBorderOrganizingHighlevelworkingGroup7/25/20242828ThanksEsmaeilTekyehSadatDirectorofTransport&CommunicationPhD(OrganizationDevelopment)Web:www.ECOsecretariat.orgEmail:Director.TCECOsecretariat.org1GolbouAlley,Kamranieh,Tehran,IR.IranTelefax:(+9821)26131409Tel:(+9821)22831733-4Fax:(+9821)2283173229