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1 Expert Meeting on REGIONAL COOPERATION IN TRANSIT TRANSPORT: SOLUTIONS FOR LANDLOCKED AND TRANSIT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES September 2007 International and regional corridors and Islamic Republic of Iran Transit Roles and Strategy by Mohammad Javad Atrchian Ministry of Road and Transportation This expert paper is reproduced by the UNCTAD secretariat in the form and language in which it has been received. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view of the United Nations.

2 In The Name Of GOD Islamic Republic of Iran Ministry of Road & Transportation Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization Brief Reviewing of International and Regional Corridors And I.R.Iran Transit Roles and Strategy By : M.J. Atrchian Director General Transit & Border Terminal Affairs Department

3 Value of Cargo Trade and Services In 2006 has been about 9000 billions dollar Share of Europe and Asia was 1/3 about 3000 billions dollar and 10% of this share is for Fare that is estimated about 300 billions dollar

4 International Corridors International North - South Transport Corridor East - West Corridor Europe- Caucasus- Asia Transport Corridor (TRACCECA) A.L.T.I.D Corridor Silk Road Asian Highways Network

5 PREVIOUS ROUTE I.N.S.T.C DAY:TIME TRAVEL DAY:TRAVEL TIME 40%Shorter & RUSSIAN I.R.IRAN INDIA 30%Cheaper FEDERATION

6 Founder Countries Members Russian Federation Oman Tadzhkistan I.R.Iran Kazakhstan Belarus India Kyrgyzstan Turkey Ukraine Armenia Azerbaijan Observed Member Bulgaria Syria

7 East - West Corridor

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9 Future Opportunities of East West Corridor Main Corridor : IRAN IRAQ SYRIA GREECE - TUNISIA through of MEDITERRAEAN Sea Route 1 : IRAN to CIS Countries Route 2 : IRAN to East and FarEast Asia Route 3 : IRAN to East Asia Route 4 : IRAN to South East Asia Route 5 : Greece to Europe Route 6 : TUNISIA to Africa

10 TRANSPORT CORRIDOR EUROPE CAUCASUS ASIA

11 TRACCECA Member Countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romany, IRAN (Last stage for membership)

12 ASIAN LAND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

13 ASIAN LAND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (ALTID) Three Corridor (East-West, North-South, Central) of ALTID was proposed by ESCAP IRAN is the one of the first countries that join to ALTID ALTID length is more than 40/000Km

14 Tehran SILK ROAD

15 Silk Road Silk Road has more than 2000 years old In past, this corridor had been connected Asia to Europe

16 ASIAN HIGHWAY

17 ASIAN HIGHWAY Length of ASIAN HIGHWAY Network is more than 140/000 Km and it has 32 members

18 ASIA EUROPE Transit Corridors North Corridor TSR TRACCECA Corridor Middle Corridor TRACCECA North South Corridor South Corridor

19 I.R.Iran Transit Roles and Strategy

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21 Poldasht jolfa Bazargan Aslandooz Bilehsavar Nourdoz Sero Astara and Border Terminals and Ports Incheh Boroun Bajgiran Lotf Abad Tamarchin Sarakhs Kile Sardasht Bashmagh Doqaroun Khosravi Yazdan Mehran Mil 78 Chazzabeh Milak Shalamcheh Mirjaveh

22 I.R.IRAN Road Network Total kilometers of roadway network about 180/000 Km and total kilometers of national roads and under jurisdiction of ministry of road and transportation is km which will be following classification: 1560 km Freeway 5468 km Highway km Major Road km Minor Road 599 km Urban Road 2198 km Other Road km Transit Roads Base on UN ESCAP Asian Highway Network

23 I.R.IRAN Road Transport Statistic in 2006 Number of inter urban public transport cargo fleet : Number of international road truck fleet : ( 8000 of them are under TIR Carnet system ) Number of inter urban public transport passenger fleet : Cargo transport tonnage : 437 million tons Cargo transit tonnage : 11.6 million tons 25% and 40% share of Road transport Passengers carried : 786 million

24 I.R.IRAN Road Transport Statistic in 2006 Number of domestic goods transport companies : 3754 Number of International goods transport companies : 816 Total : 4570 Number of domestic passenger companies : 2329 Number of International passenger companies : 24 Total : 2353 Number of border terminals : 24 Number of cargo terminals : 43 Number of passenger terminals : 258 Number of welfare service complex : 135 Total terminals : 301

25 I. R. IRAN Customs

26 Works Obtained in I.R.IRAN for Transit Development

27 Road Sector Measures base on Fourth Economic and Social Plan of I.R.Iran Renovation of road Transport fleet of the country Promotion and completion of national road network of the country upon the demand Increasing of Transport security and providing safety in road transport of the country Adoption of new technology and IT systems, including GPS and intelligent cards and speed control cameras Development and compellation of boarder crossing terminals, welfare service complexes and TIR- PARKS Development of regional and international transport cooperation Increasing the share of cargo movement in transit and in North- South Transport Corridor. There is no any Tax on Transit cargo

28 Islamic Republic of Iran has taken many measures to handle fast and economic transit of cargo and passenger in road transport sector including: Acceleration in accession to international organizations and conventions Expansion of bilateral and multilateral agreements Information and experience exchanges and adoption of modern technology Reduce time and costs of cargo transit by adopting effective measures Simplification and harmonization of laws and provisions and standardization of procedures Simplification, smoothness and increasing border crossing facilities and reducing formalities and inspection operations on entrance and exit basis of the countries Providing visa facilities for international professional drivers and international companies Increasing transit fleet of the country that most of them are equipped with GPS. Fundamental measures to remove transit barriers

29 Railway Sector Measures 1- Inauguration of Bafq-Mashhad Railway 2- Establishment of Qazvin-Rasht-Anzali- Astara Railway. 3- Development and completion of Railway equipment.

30 Maritime Sector Measures 1- Ports development as well as container Terminals completion and Promotion. 2- Bandar Amirabad completion and Promotion in the North and its railway linkage to the South of Iran. 3- Volume increase in container operations. 4- Mobilize and Promote Port facilities in the North and the South. 5- Port expenditure reduction.

31 I.R.Iran Custom Measures 1. Codification of rules and regulation on transit of goods through territory of I.R.Iran, also codification of new laws of customs affairs. 2. Membership to TIR, CMR, Carnet de Passage, Green Cart Convention 3. Equipment of custom to ASYCUDA system 4. Equipment of custom to Single Window system 5. Simplification and unification of documents 6. Rendering border facilitation 7. Increasing of working time of border customs offices 8. Implementation of International Standards frames 9. Elimination of border obstacles and barriers

32 To develop transit collaborations in the region, the following proposals are provided: Reduce time and costs of cargo transit by adopting effective measures Simplification and harmonization of laws and provisions and standardization of procedures Simplification, smoothness and increasing border crossing facilities and reducing formalities and inspection operations on entrance and exit basis of the countries Providing visa facilities for international professional drivers and international companies

33 THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION

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