NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE BENEFITS OF THE TIR CONVENTION TO FACILITATE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN THE ARAB WORLD WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE IDB-AULT-IRU JOINT PROJECT Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12 November 2013

WELCOME SPEECH Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12 November 2013 Haydar Ozkan IRU General Delegate for Middle East and Region

This is the IRU Page 3 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

1948: eight founder countries 2013: 170 Members in 74 countries …and 26 CRIPA Members in 22 countries Facilitating and securing trade and international road transport since 1948! Page 4 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

IRU Priority Issues   Sustainable Development Innovation Incentives Infrastructure   Facilitation Trade Tourism Road Transport These are also the priorities of the IRU Academy Page 5 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

IRU cooperation with LAS/AULT/IDB covers 22 countries Page 6 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

Why road transport facilitation is key? After Second World War: Need to rebuild Europe Development of international trade Birth of international road transport Page 7 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

What is Globalisation? Source: IRU Road Transport has become a vital production tool! The combined efforts of 29 companies in 18 countries What does it take to have a cup of coffee in a café?

Global evolution of container volumes in ports Page 9 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

Daily telecommunications activities Telecommunications gap corresponds to the regions that have not been interconnected to global trade Source: Centre for Strategic International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC Page 10 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

1 st IRU-LAS-AULT Seminar on International Road Transport Agreements, Cairo, October First joint seminar on international road transport agreements in Cairo on October On 28 October 2009, the LAS Council of Arab Ministers of Transport called upon 22 Arab States to join and implement the UN Conventions, notably TIR, and to continue cooperation with the IRU. Page 11 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

Time for Action! Dr. Mohammed Twaijiri, League of Arab States Deputy Secretary General for Economic Affairs ‘The time for slogans is over. It is time for action, now! Cairo, 25 October 2009 Page 12 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

2 nd IRU-LAS-AULT Seminar on Road Safety and Professional Training Alexandria, October 2010 Road Safety Professional Training Page 13 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

2 nd IRU-LAS-AULT Seminar on Road Safety and Professional Training Alexandria, October 2010 On 27 October 2010, 22 Transport Ministers of the League of Arab States endorsed the conclusions of the 2nd IRU - LAS-AULT International Seminar. LAS Transport Ministers reiterated their call to join and implement global trade and transport facilitation instruments, notably the TIR Convention. Page 14 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

3 rd IRU-LAS-AULT Seminar on International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) Cairo, October 2011 Road Safety Movement of Dangerous Goods Page 15 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

3 rd IRU-LAS-AULT Seminar on International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) Cairo, October 2011 On 26 October 2011, IRU called on the LAS Council of Transport Ministers to take concerted action to implement the key UN trade and international road transport multilateral facilitation and security instruments. Page 16 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

IRU addresses LAS with recommendations for facilitating trade in the Arab world IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto addressed the LAS Executive Office of the Arab Ministers of Transport and presented recommendations from the 7th IRU Euro-Asian Road Transport Conference on boosting trade in the Arab world, as well as the conclusions of the IDB-IRU- AULT project for a more efficient and safer Arab road transport industry.7th IRU Euro-Asian Road Transport Conference Amman, 14 June 2013 Page 17 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

IDB Supports IRU-AULT cooperation since 2011   IDB approved a Technical Assistance Grant to the AULT on 14 Feb   AULT and IDB signed the TA Grant Agreement in Jeddah on 13 June Under the TA Grant IDB supports the following: › › LAS TIR Study › › Preliminary feasibility of a LASTAC Study › › NELTI-4 for LAS Region › › Transfer ADR Training to LAS Region › › Expand CPC Manager Training › › 3 Training Workshops › › 3 TIR Workshops › › IRU-LAS-AULT Regional Conference (with participation of Arab Transport Ministers) Page 18 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

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