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Institutional Cooperation for Eurasia Transport
Network
ASEM Symposiumon Eurasia Transport & Logistics NetworkSeoul, Republic of Korea, 9-11 September 2015
Mr. Li Yuwei, DirectorTransport Division
Overview of Int’l Rail Transport in Asia
Extensive use in Northeast, West and Central Asia Long distance, regular services, large volume among
China, DPRK, Mongolia, Russian Federation and Central Asia
Asia-Europe container block trains Chongqing (China) - Duisburg (Germany)/Wuhan (China) - Pardubice (Czech Republic)/Chengdu (China) - Todz (Poland)/Suzhou (China) - East Europe etc.
New container block trains Istanbul (Turkey) - Tehran (I.R. Iran) - Almaty (Kazakhstan)/Istanbul (Turkey) - Tehran (I.R. Iran) - Islamabad (Pakistan)
Limited use in South and Southeast Asia Malaysia-Thailand, 4-6 freight trains per month 2 Bangladesh - India border areas, Kolkata (India)-Birgunj
(Nepal border area), Thailand - Thanaleng (Lao PDR border area), Viet Nam - China (2 lines)
Overview of Int’l Road Transport in Asia
Extensive routes or no route limitNo permit or more liberalized permit Part of Central Asia - South Caucasus - North Asia, Lao
PDR - Thailand, Lao PDR - Viet Nam Limited designated routes
Subject to permit Northeast Asia, Part of Northeast Asia - Part of Southeast
Asia, Part of Northeast Asia - Central Asia, Central Asia - Part of South Asia, Part of South Asia
Trans-loading at border crossings Most part of South Asia, Part of Southeast Asia, Part of
Northeast Asia - Part of Southeast Asia
Lack of operational connectivity Northeast - South Asia, Southeast Asia - South Asia
Institutional challenges alongEurasia Land Transport Corridors
Limited geographical scope for international road transport
Many trans-loading activities at/near border crossings
Large use of single-trip road transport permit
Difficulties for drivers to obtain visas
Less harmonized documentation, standards, formalities and procedures
Complicated and lengthy formalities and procedures for crossing borders
Insufficient facilities and equipment at border crossings
Different legal regimes
Partnership for Institutional Cooperation along Eurasia Transport Corridors
Political support: ASEM Summit Policy guidance: ASEM Transport Ministers’
meetings with support of expert group as suggested by Republic of Korea; UNESCAP Ministerial Conference on Transport
Legal frameworks and technical/operational standards: UNESCAP and UNECE
Broad partnership: Member states (public & private sectors), development banks, specialized agencies, subregional organizations and cooperation programmes/initiatives
Transforming countries’ initiatives to a shared vision