CAREC Corridor Implementation Progress, Planned Actions, and Support Needs

P. R. Istanbul, Apr. 18th, 2018 Infrastructure 5 Routes in China's Territory: (a) Route 1: -Tulufan-Urumuqi-Kuitun-Jinghe-Alashankou

(b) Route 2: Hami-Tulufan-Urumuqi-Kuitun-Jinghe-Khorgos

(c）Rout 3: Hami-Tulufan--Turgart

(d) Route 4: Hami-Tulufan-Karshgar-Irkeshtam

(e) Route 5: Wurumuqi-Takeshken Map of Relevant Routes in China Китайская планировочная схема соответствующих сетей Status of the 5 Routes Конкретно о 5 маршрутах

Route 1: Hami-Tulufan-Urumuqi-Kuitun-Jinghe- Alashankou * Hami-Jinghe Section (G30): Expressway. Xiaocaohu-Urumuqi and Urumuqi-Kuitun: in upgradation, about 360 km * Jinghe-Alashankou (G30180): Expressway under construction; most parts of the existing roads - Grade I Highway Route 2：Hami-Tulufan-Urumuqi-Kuitun-Jinghe- Khorgos

* Hami-Khorgos (G30): Expressway. Xiaocaohu- Urumuqi, Urumuqi-Kuitunin: in upgradation, about 360 km Route 3: Hami-Tulufan-Kashgar-Turgart * Hami-Tulufan (G30): Expressway. * Tulufan-Karshgar (G3012): Expressway * Karshgar-Turgart: Expressways & Grade II Highways. Route 4: Hami-Tulufan-Karshgar-Irkeshtam * Hami-Tulufan (G30): Expressway.

* Tulufan-Kashgar (G3012): Expressway.

* Kashgar-Irkeshtam: Expressway & Grade II Highways. Route 5: Wurumuqi-Takeshken * Most parts of the roads: Grade II & above Highways Other Roads Connecting Land Ports

-Kalasu (G313): Grade III Highways

-Khunjerab (G314): Grade II Highways CAREC Transport Vision for 2030

Proposals: -The neighbouring countries could build roads of the same technical standards as China Transport Facilitation

Progress and Next Steps Progress since 2017

-With Uzbekistan Signed bilateral agreement on international road transport in 2017; Exchanged transport permits for 2018.

-With Mongolia Jan. - Apr. , 2018, consultation on new Agreement and Protocol; Protocol initialed. China-Kyrgyz Republic-Uzbekistan • Oct. 2017, Trial Operation of International Road Transport of Goods • End of Feb. 2018, regular operation along the Route "Kashgar-Irkeshtam-Osh-Andijon-Tashkent

16/04/2018 Next Steps

1. With Mongolia - to sign the New Protocol in June, and the New Agreement in 2019; 2. With Pakistan - to start consultation on ammending the bilateral Agreement; 3. With Uzbekistan - to establish a data base for crew members, and try to open the transit transport routes via Uzbekistan 4. With Kyrgyz Republic - to start consultation on ammending the bilateral Agreement; 5. China-Kyrgyz Republic-Uzbekistan - to start consultation on ammending the trilateral Agreement; Next Steps

1. New bilateral Agreements: with Georgia, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan

2. With Tajikistan: to negotiate and conclude Protocol

3. With : to have consultations on transit arrangements • Agreement on International Road Transport Faciliation among Governments of the SCO Member States -Signed in July 2014; -Efected on Jan. 1st, 2017; -Two Meetings in in 2017: for 1st Meeting of the JC of the Agreement and the implementation of the Agreement. -2nd Half of 2018, China: 1st Meeting of the JC of the Agreement. Road Safety Year 2001-2004 -Annual Death Rate in Road Traffic Accidents: ＞ 100,000； Year 2015 -Accidents Rate: ↓63.7% -Death Rate: ↓45.8% -Injured Rate: ↓58.4% Measures to Improve Transport Safety -Issued Law on Road Transport Safety -Improve Road Safety Safeguarding Facilities -Technologies applied to improve safety; -Strengthening emergency response and assistance; -Improving vehicle safety -Improving safety awareness of transport participants Thank You СПАСИБО

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