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ECO REGULAR MONITORING OF TRUCKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IRU NELTI – 3 LAUNCHING THE PROJECT on 29 June in Asghabat

ECO REGULAR MONITORING OF TRUCKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IRU NELTI – 3 LAUNCHING THE PROJECT on 29 June in Asghabat. IRU Permanent Delegation to the Middle East and Region, Istanbul , 24 May 2011. Veronica Gunduzlu Project Liaison Officer. Saturated. Saturated.

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ECO REGULAR MONITORING OF TRUCKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IRU NELTI – 3 LAUNCHING THE PROJECT on 29 June in Asghabat

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  1. ECO REGULAR MONITORING OF TRUCKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IRU NELTI – 3LAUNCHING THE PROJECT on 29 June in Asghabat IRU Permanent Delegation to the Middle East and Region, Istanbul, 24 May 2011 VeronicaGunduzluProject LiaisonOfficer (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  2. Saturated Saturated A Road Transport Vision:Re-opening of the Silk Road To CIS To East Coast To EU To US East Coast To Black Sea US West Coast to US West Coast To Mid East Sea transport Land transport Key:

  3. New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative Interconnectingbusinesses in Asiaand Europe andalongtheEurasianlandmass Increasingpublicandbusinessawareness of thehugeopportunitiescreatedbythislandbridge

  4. New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative 12 independentroad transportoperators from 8 countries; More than 117 round tripsvia territories of 24 countries

  5. NELTI: Problems are Procedural! 1. Time spent en route by all vehicles 5 041 days 1. Time spent en route by all vehicles 5 041 days Bakshish at the border accounts for 30% of additional costs! 40% of time lost at border crossings! 2. Distance covered 1 560 000 km 3. Amount of official levies paid 167 200 USD 3. Amount of official levies paid 167 200 USD 4. Sum of unjustified levies paid 143 700 USD 4. Sum of unjustified levies paid 143 700 USD 5. Number of stops en route 5 917 6. Number of state border crossings 1064 7. Length of downtime en route 1 880 days 7. Length of downtime en route 1 880 days 8. Cargo carried 4 200 tonnes

  6. NELTI: Solutions NELTI Implement UN trade and road transport facilitation tools Increase cooperation between transit States Introduce multilateral transport permit system Improve customs procedures Provide multi-entry and transit visas for drivers

  7. ECO-IRU Silk Road Truck Caravan 2010 As a next logical step in the IRU strategy the IRU organised, in public-private partnership with the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO), the Silk Road Truck Caravan 2010. 8 ECO MemberStateshaveparticipated (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  8. ECO-IRU Silk Road Truck Caravan 2010 Results indicated that the Caravan has achieved its set objectives and that the main non-physical barriers, notably at borders, mostly stemfrominefficient implementation of the key UN multilateral trade and road transport facilitation instruments. Leaders of the ECO MemberStatescalleduponalltherelevantpartiestoimplementtheregularruns of truckcaravansat theIstanbul Meeting in Dec 2010. (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  9. ECO RMT / NELTI-3 in the ECO Region 10 states, 7 of whicharemembers since 1992. Population – over 416 mln. Total GDP - $2,697,037 mln. ECO’s objectives that echo IRU’s goals : • Progressive removal of trade barriers and promotion of intra- regional trade; • Gradual integration of the economies of the Member States with the world economy; • Development of transport andcommunications infrastructure linking the Member States with each other and with the outside world.

  10. ECO RMT / NELTI-3 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011 Real People Real Road Conditions Data WhichReflects Real Problems Real ResultsWhich Help toBuildBetter REALITY

  11. ECO REGULAR MONITORING OF TRUCKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IRU NELTI-3 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011 What is ECO RMT ? Continuation of the ECO/IRU Silk Road Caravan Collecting and analysing data about actual road transport conditions faced by professional truck drivers during commercial cargo deliveries Special Questionnaires developed in line with the World Bank directives The UNESCAP Time/Cost-Distance methodology for data analysis Main Objectives Promotion and facilitation of international road transport and trade in the ECO Member States through monitoring physical and non-physical barriers for transit transport

  12. ECO RMT / NELTI-3 MILESTONES (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011 March 2011 ECO/IRU Protocol on Joint Action Plan signed in Tehran April 2011 IRU hires a designated Project LiaisonOfficer in Istanbul May 2011 Project FocalPointsareappointed in all ECO states May 2011 Signing of theMoU’sbetween IRU PDMER andMemberAssociationsbegins 23 May 2011 Seven MoU’ssignedby IRU Members in the ECO states (exceptAfghanistan, Pakistan andUzbekistan) • Close to20 road transport companiesareidentified

  13. ECO RMT / NELTI-3 PARTICIPATING IRU MEMBERS (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011 Afghan Chambers of Commerce and Industry Azerbaijan International Road Carriers Association Iran Chamber of Commerce Industries and Mines Union of International Road Carriers of Kazakhstan Association of International Road Carriers of Kyrgyzstan Pakistan National Committee of the Int. Chamber of Commerce Tajik Association of Road Transport Operators International Transporters Association of Turkey Turkmen Association of International Road Carriers Association of International Road Carriers of Uzbekistan • Real road - realconditions – realresults

  14. ECO RMT / NELTI-3 MILESTONES LOOKING FORWARD (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011 June 1 2011 MoU’s signed with Project participating companies June-July 2011 Drivers begin to fill in the Project Questionnaires and return them to IRU PDMER 29 June 2011 ECO RMT Project Launch Ceremony at the 8th ECO Ministerial Meeting in Asghabat, Turkmenistan November 2011 Data Analysis by an independent research body begins January 2012 ECO/IRU Report and recommendations for National Action Plans of the ECO Member States

  15. ECO RMT / NELTI-3 REQUESTS / EXPECTATIONS FROM THE MEMBER STATES (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011 Be aware of the Project Make others aware Help to solve practical problems when necessary PromotetheProject’sresults

  16. ECO RMT / NELTI-3 REQUESTS / EXPECTATIONS FROM THE MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011 Identify reliable companies Coordinate their data collection anddeliveryto PDMER Coordinate with state authorities when necessary PromotetheProject’sresults

  17. ERMT / NELTI-3 PROJECT LIAISON OFFICER’S CONTACTS (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011 IRU PermanentDelegationtotheMiddle East andRegion Istanbul, Turkey Tel. : +90.212.215 60 00Fax : +90.212.215 60 10 E-mail : veronica.gunduzlu@iru.org Web : http://www.iru-nelti.org

  18. www.iru.org

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