Seminar on Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure in Central Asia: National and Regional Solutions The seminar was conducted in cooperation with the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK).
CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (April 2005) Participants reviewed the progress made since the Third Ministerial Conference on CAREC held in Astana, Kazakhstan on November 2004 and the work plans for the four priority sectors: transport, trade facilitation, trade policy, and energy.
Third CAREC Transport Sector Coordinating Committee Meeting Participants reviewed and endorsed the Regional Transport Sector Roadmap and Transport Sector Coordinating Committee Meeting work plan for 2005. In particular, the meeting discussed and endorsed proposals for harmonization of cross-border transport procedures and documents among the CAREC member countries.
Forum on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization The forum, co-sponsored by ADB and International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore), supported the training initiatives endorsed by the Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC).
Third CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee Meeting CCC members adopted a joint statement to strengthen regional customs cooperation and witnessed the signing of an Agreement on Customs Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Services between Azerbaijan and the Kyrgyz Republic.
Workshop on Risk Management and Customs Intelligence The workshop was the first of the series of in-country training workshop on risk management sponsored by ADB and was a part of its ongoing support for the regional customs cooperation program for East and Central Asia.
Third CAREC Ministerial Conference High-level government delegations representing the CAREC member countries—Azerbaijan, the People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—attended the conference.
Forum on Public-Private Partnership on Customs Modernization The forum was co-sponsored by the Bureau of Customs, Philippines, and was part of ADB's ongoing support for the Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program for East and Central Asia.
CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (September 2004) Participants (i) discussed the progress made since the Second Ministerial Conference on CAREC held in November 2003 in Tashkent; (ii) reported on the sector outcomes in each of the priority areas of energy, trade facilitation, trade policy, and transport; (iii) made recommendations on certain issues for ministerial consideration and guidance; and (iv) discussed preparations for the Third Ministerial Conference.
First CAREC Trade Policy Sector Coordinating Committee The first meeting of the Trade Policy Coordinating Committee was held in advance of the Senior Officials' Meeting in September.
