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1 Page 1 The Second Decade of Almaty Program of Action –from landlocked to land-linked countries, economies and cultures March 20-21, 2013, New York Igor Rounov, IRU Under Secretary General Brainstorming Meeting on the Priorities of a New Development Agenda for the Landlocked Developing Countries

2 IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative – NELTI Launched in September 2008 Commercial road transport deliveries performed by road transport companies from the Eurasian countries 4 phases In cooperation with the ADB, ECO and IDB Page 2 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013 NELTI main results: Problems are Procedural! 40% of time lost at border crossings! Illegal payments account for 30% of additional costs! Lack of ancillary roadside infrastructure

3 Transforming Regional Transport Corridors into «Development Corridors» © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013 Page 3

4 Page 4 New APoA priorities for 2014-2023 Section: Infrastructure development and maintenance (Hard infrastructure) Implementation of innovative mechanisms of transport projects funding, including regional infrastructure funds © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013 Special focus on the development of roadside ancillary infrastructure Modernisation of border crossing points and its equipment Development of logistical supply chains, logistics centers and "dry ports"

5 Page 5 New APoA priorities for 2014-2023 Section: Trade facilitation and fundamental transit policy issues (Soft infrastructure) Continued harmonisation of national legislation with UN agreements and conventions © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013 Geographical expansion of efficient customs transit systems Implementation of permit-free transit road transport involvement of road transport business associations in PPP projects Intermodal transport development Intelligent transport systems (ITC) Improving the quality of professional training of transport operators Expansion of multilateral quotas systems of road transportation

6 Page 6 New Program (2014-2023) priorities. Content and structure proposals APoA Mid-term Review 1. The need to identify short, medium and long term APoA objectives © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013 2. Focus on specific international projects related to the development of transport and transit 3. Individual Action Plans on APoA implementation for LLC and transit states

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