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Revival of the Silk Road Ministerial Conference Istanbul, Turkey 16 May 2008 Barry Cable Director Transport and Tourism Division United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  1 UNESCAP region at a glance 4 billion people (62% of world population) 641 million people living on less than US$ 1 per day 12 landlocked countries Top 6 Container ports in the world and 12 of the Top 20

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  2 From Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan Busan Declaration on Transport Development in Asia and the Pacific ( ) To work towards a transport and logistics system that is international integrated intermodal A Vision for Transport Development in Asia

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  3 The Asian Highway  First conceived in 1959  Connecting 32 member countries  Consists of 141,000 km of highways  Intergovernmental Agreement in force 4 July 2005 – 28 member States signed – 23 member States are Parties – International obligations of the Contracting Parties – Established Working Group on the Asian Highway  UNESCAP Member States can join through accession AH2 Jamuna Br. Bangladesh

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  4 North-East Asia 2002 South East and South Asia 1993 Central Asia 1995 Formulation of the Asian Highway

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  5 Asian Highway Network Development between 2004 and 2006 Promotion of investments (initial package of US$ 18 billion) Class IClass IIClass IIIPrimaryBelow 10 % 20 % 30 % A network of 141,000 km of roads and highways AH Database 2004&

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  6 Dry ports (stations of international importance) The relay between transport corridors and communities - International trading centres - Interfaces between modes - Interfaces between agencies

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  7

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  8

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May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  11 Dry ports (stations of international importance) The relay between transport corridors and communities - International trading centres - Interfaces between modes - Interfaces between agencies Intermodal Interfaces The Role of the Trans-Asian Railway Network

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  12 Establishment of Forum of Asian Ministers of Transport Objective  To promote regional cooperation and policy leadership at the Ministerial level for the advancement of transport as a key to regional development. AH Kazakhstan

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  13 A way forward - A future cooperation… Objectives  Demonstrate the movement of vehicles and goods across the Asian Highway Network  Promote the work of member countries and ESCAP in the transport area  Use the ESCAP Time/Cost- Distance Methodology to identify physical and non- physical bottlenecks Please note: The logo is not yet approved for use.

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  14 Thailand Lao PDR China Japan Republic of Korea China Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Azerbaijan Georgia Turkey Mongolia Russian Federation Kazakhstan Russian Federation Kazakhstan India Pakistan China Kyrgyzstan Iran Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Russian Federation Myanmar 50 th Anniversary of the Asian Highway in 2009 _______________ An opportunity to celebrate Today’s Silk Road - The Asian Highway Truck Caravan

May 2008UNESCAP 31 st IRU World Congress, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 to16 May 2008  15 For more information please visit: Thank you