International Road Transport Union

IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative -

NELTI

Igor Rounov,

Head of the IRU Permanent Delegation to the CIS Region © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008

NELTI – New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

“East is East, and West is West, And never the twain shall meet”.

R. Kipling

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NELTI – Global Vision

Volume of Chinese exports of goods in 1994-2007, USD, bln.

1400

Источник: ВТО, 2008

1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 USA and EU share in Chinese exports, %

50,6% 23,1% 26,3%

EU - 25 USA Other countries

Source: WT О, 2007 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008

NELTI – Global Vision

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NELTI – Global Vision

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NELTI – Global Vision

There are goods for road transport deliveries from/to China and EU There is sufficient road infrastructure There is international legal basis for Eurasian road transport operations (UNECE Conventions and Agreements) Road transport operators are ready for transcontinental Eurasian deliveries © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008

NELTI – Business Community Position IRU Caravans

Black Sea Ring Highway Caravan, 2007 Beijing – Brussels Caravan, 2005

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New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

I.

NELTI

involves commercial freight operations .

II.

Duration of the project:

from 3 to 6 months .

III. The results

of the project will be presented in the form of final report at the 5 th IRU International conference on Eurasian road transport haulage © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008

NELTI – IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

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New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

NELTI Monitoring © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2008

New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

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NELTI – IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

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Manufacturers Suppliers of Goods and Services States participating in NELTI Transport Operators

NELTI – IRU’s New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

NELTI

delivery time reduction Higher competitiveness and efficiency Increase in volume of services provided (insurance,maintenance, refueling, fast food services) Increase of transport operations, rapid development of national road transport sectors Growth of GDP Additional jobs Development of transport infrastructure Geographical expansion and growth of volume of operations

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