| Intergovernmental
preparatory process and
the regional action plan |
|
ESCAP
secretariat initiatives: |
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Developed a cost/time distance
methodology to analyze transit transport routes in a practical manner; |
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In conjunction with landlocked and transit
countries completed four case studies for the four subregions of
Central Asia (Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan), South-East Asia (Lao People’s
Democratic Republic), North-East Asia (Mongolia), South Asia (Nepal),
where the ESCAP methodology was applied; |
| • |
Discussed case studies at four subregional
seminars attended by landlocked countries and transit developing
countries; |
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Organized four subregional seminars which were
hosted by landlocked countries; |
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Developed and refined a framework of recommendations
and an action plan with member countries through deliberations at
the seminars as a regional Action Plan for the International Ministerial
Conference; |
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Produced publication on Transit Transport Issues
in Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries; |
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ESCAP commission during the first phase of
the fifty-ninth session held on 24 and 25 April 2003 after extensive
and constructive discussion supported the framework of recommendations
and action plan as a practical framework for strengthening transit
transport systems and endorsed the regional platform for submission
to the International Ministerial Conference; |
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The Commission during the second phase of its
fifty-ninth session from 1 to 4 September 2003 recognized that further
action on the subject should be in accordance with the Almaty Programme
of Action. |
