1. Institutional Cooperation for Eurasia Transport Network ASEM Symposium on Eurasia Transport & Logistics Network Seoul, Republic of Korea, 9-11 September 2015 Mr. Li Yuwei, Director Transport Division

2. Eurasia Transport Corridors

3. 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)

4. International Railway Transport in Northeast Asia

5. Overview of Int’l Road Transport in Asia  Extensive routes or no route limit No 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

6. International Road Transport in Central & Northeast Asia

7. International Road Transport in South & Southeast Asia

8. Institutional challenges along Eurasia 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

9. Institutional Opportunities for Cooperation along Eurasia Transport Corridors

10. 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

11. Thank you!