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TRACECA Intergovernmental Commission holds ministerial conference in Baku

04 December 2008 09:43 (UTC +04:00)

The conference has brought together TRACECA national secretaries and transport ministers of the member states, as well as transport officials from Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, South Korea, China, Turkmenistan, Egypt, Poland, Baltic States and representatives from GUAM, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), OSCE, Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), European Union (EU), World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Azerbaijanâ€™s Minister of Transport Ziya Mammadov said some countries, especially Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan takes interest in the TRACECA project but the todayâ€™s conference will not discuss any issues related to membership.
According to the agenda, the ministerial conference will discuss the following topics: the 10th anniversary of the Basic Multilateral Agreement (BMA) on Development of International Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia â€“ â€œAchievements and Prospectsâ€, â€œthe Expansion of Trans-Transport Network in Neighboring Countriesâ€, â€œthe role of TRACECA in strengthening relations and partnerships between BMA member countries and the European Commissionâ€, â€œThe development of BMAs and organizational strengthening of TRACECA in terms of new opportunitiesâ€, adoption of a decoration of the Anniversary Conference and Transport Ministers of the TRACECA member countries, and the signing of a protocol of the Intergovernmental Commission.
The TRACEA Intergovernmental Commission was established in 1998. Headquartered in Baku, TRACECA joins 12 countries from Europe and Asia.