TRACECA

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Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia
AbbreviationTRACECA
FormationMay 1993; 33 years ago (1993-05)
Founded atBrussels, Belgium
TypeEconomic co-operation organization
HeadquartersBaku, Azerbaijan
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Members14
Secretary General
Asset Assavbayev
Main organ
TRACECA Intergovernmental Commission
Websitewww.traceca-org.org/en/home/

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TRACECA (acronym: Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia) is an international transport programme involving 14 countries from the European Union, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.[1] The programme aim is to strengthen economic relations, trade, and transport in the regions of the Black Sea basin, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. It has a permanent Secretariat, originally financed by the European Commission, in Baku, Azerbaijan, and a regional office in Odesa, Ukraine.

Origins

TRACECA was established in May 1993 in Brussels, upon the signing of a Multilateral Agreement on International Transport for the development of transport initiatives (including the establishment and development of a road corridor) between EU member states, Eastern European, Caucasus and Central Asian countries. The programme supports the political and economic independence of former Soviet Union republics through enhancing their access to European and global markets through road, rail and sea.[2] The objectives of TRACECA were underlined by the Baku Initiative of 2004,[3] followed by a further ministerial conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2006.

Membership

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The following states currently participate in the TRACECA program:[1]

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Iran officially joined TRACECA in 2009 after their request was accepted during a meeting held in Brussels.[4] However, technical assistance has not been provided to Iran since 2010 due to EU sanctions.

Observer members

In 1996, Mongolia was granted observer status.[5] In 2009, Lithuania was granted observer status.[5] In July 2016, Greece announced they were considering joining TRACECA activities as an observer.[6] In March 2018, Greece was granted observer status during a meeting held in Yerevan.[5]

International cooperation

TRACECA has signed numerous Memorandums of Understanding and cooperation agreements with other international organizations, including the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program, Economic Cooperation Organization, European Civil Aviation Conference, International Road Transport Union, International Union of Railways, Organisation for Co‑operation between Railways, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.[7]

In July 2023, it was announced that TRACECA would join the eTIR international system.[8]

Secretary-General

The Permanent Secretariat of TRACECA was established in March 2000 in Baku, and inaugurated on 21 February 2001, with the participation of the then President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, together with Javier Solana, Christopher Patten, Anna Lind. The Secretary-General is a chief executive officer of the Permanent Secretariat. The first Secretary-General elected by the Intergovernmental Commission was a representative of Georgia, ambassador Zviad Kvachantiradze.

The current Secretary-General is Asset Assavbayev, appointed by the Intergovernmental Commission in December 2019.

No. Secretary-General Dates in office Country of origin Ref
1 Zviad Kvachantiradze 2000–2002 Template:Country data Georgia [9]
2 Abdurashid Tagirov 2002–2003 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
3 Lyudmila Trenkova 2003–2006 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
4 Rustan Jenalinov 2006–2009 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
5 Zhantoro Satybaldiyev 2009–2011 File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan
6 Eduard Biriucov 2011–2014 File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova
7 Mircea Ciopraga 2015–2019 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania [10]
8 Asset Assavbayev 2019–present File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan [11]

Projects

TRACECA has five working groups: maritime transport, aviation, road and rail, transport security, and transport infrastructure. Amongst its specific projects, was the creation of a new bridge to replace and protect the heritage Red Bridge, located between Georgia and Azerbaijan.[12]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b "TRACECA Member Countries", Traceca.org, accessed 30 January 2017
  2. ^ Dekanozishvili, Mariam "The EU in the South Caucasus:By What Means, to What End?", Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, January 2004, accessed 30 January 2017
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Henderson, Karen; Weaver, Carol (2010). The Black Sea region and EU policy: the challenge of divergent agendas. Ashgate Publishing. pp. 143–145. ISBN 978-1-4094-1201-4.
  4. ^ "Iran joins TRACECA", UPI.com, 28 September 2009, accessed 30 January 2017
  5. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of TRACECA". traceca-org.org.
  6. ^ Hasanli, Azad. "Greece keen to join TRACECA", Trend news agency, 11 July 2016, accessed 30 January 2017
  7. ^ Memorandums List of MoUs and MoCs
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Digitalization of transit along the middle corridor from Central Asia to Europe to accelerate thanks to eTIR | UNECE". unece.org. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Former TRACECA Secretaries General" Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Traceca.org, accessed 30 January 2017
  10. ^ "Mircea Ciopraga elected as TRACECA Secretary General for two-term period" Script error: No such module "webarchive"., abc.az, 2 February 2015, accessed 30 January 2017
  11. ^ Secretary General
  12. ^ European and Caucasian transport specialists discuss the prospects of cooperation, Armenpress, 19 November 2012, accessed 30 January 2017

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