1. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008 IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative - NELTI Igor Rounov, Head of the IRU Permanent Delegation to the CIS Region Igor Rounov, Head of the IRU Permanent Delegation to the CIS Region International Road Transport Union International Road Transport Union

2. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008 NELTI – New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative East is East, and West is West, And never the twain shall meet. R. Kipling

3. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008 NELTI – Global Vision Volume of Chinese exports of goods in 1994-2007, USD, bln. Source: WTО, 2007 23,1% 26,3% 50,6% USA and EU share in Chinese exports, % Источник: ВТО, 2008

4. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008 NELTI – Global Vision

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6. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008 NELTI – Global Vision There are goods for road transport deliveries from/to China and EU There is sufficient road infrastructure There is international legal basis for Eurasian road transport operations (UNECE Conventions and Agreements) Road transport operators are ready for transcontinental Eurasian deliveries

7. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008 NELTI – Business Community Position IRU Caravans NELTI – Business Community Position IRU Caravans Beijing – Brussels Caravan, 2005 Black Sea Ring Highway Caravan, 2007

8. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008 New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative I.NELTI involves commercial freight operations. II.Duration of the project: from 3 to 6 months. III.The results of the project will be presented in the form of final report at the 5 th IRU International conference on Eurasian road transport haulage

9. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008 NELTI – IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative NELTI – IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

10. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008 New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative NELTI Monitoring NELTI Monitoring

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12. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008 NELTI – IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative NELTI – IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

13. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008 NELTI – IRUs New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative NELTI – IRUs New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative delivery time reduction Higher competitiveness and efficiency Manufacturers Suppliers of Goods and Services States participating in NELTI Transport Operators NELTINELTI Geographical expansion and growth of volume of operations Increase in volume of services provided (insurance,maintenance, refueling, fast food services) Increase of transport operations, rapid development of national road transport sectors Additional jobs Growth of GDP Development of transport infrastructure

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