Preparatory Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation

Preparatory Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
Almaty, Kazakhstan 13-14 September 2004

Post-workshop Statement
Objectives
Expected Output

Target Participants
Workshop Documents
Contact

Post-workshop Statement

A Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) was held in Almaty on 13-14 September 2004 in preparation for the 3rd Ministerial Conference (MC) on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation scheduled for 31 October - 1 November 2004. Delegations from countries participating in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program (Azerbaijan, People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan) as well as representatives of multilateral institutions (ADB, EBRD, IMF, ISDB, UNDP, and the World Bank) attended the Meeting.

The SOM participants:

discussed the progress made since the 2nd MC held in November 2003 in Tashkent
reported on the sector outcomes in each of the priority areas of energy, trade facilitation, trade policy, and transport
made recommendations on certain issues for ministerial consideration and guidance
discussed preparations for the 3rd MC.

Read the Progress Report of the SOM.
View the list of participants. [ PDF: 65Kb | 4 pages ]

Objectives

The SOM will:

discuss progress made since the 2nd Ministerial Conference (MC)
report on the sector outcomes in each of the priority areas
make recommendations on certain issues for ministerial consideration and guidance
plan activities in preparation for the 3rd MC.

Expected Output

Progress report of the SOM to the 3rd MC.

Target Participants

Participation is by invitation only.
Six senior officials from each of the governments of Azerbaijan, People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Representatives of multilateral institutions (ADB, EBRD, IMF, ISDB, UNDP, and World Bank)

Workshop Documents

Agenda
Draft Sector Report: Transport [ PDF: 201Kb | 12 pages ]
Draft Sector Report: Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program [ PDF: 202Kb | 14 pages ]
Draft Sector Report: Trade Policy Issues in the CARs [ PDF: 209Kb | 14 pages ]
Draft Sector Report: Energy [ PDF: 251Kb | 11 pages ]
Summary of Discussions: Transport [ PDF: 63Kb | 2 pages ]
Summary of Discussions: Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation [ PDF: 72Kb | 3 pages ]
Summary of Discussions: Trade Policy Coordinating Committee [ PDF: 70Kb | 3 pages ]
Summary of Discussions: Energy [ PDF: 65Kb | 2 pages ]
News Release: Senior Officials' Meeting Highlights Importance of Regional Cooperation in Central Asia (15 September 2004)

Contact

CARECU Secretariat
Tel: + 632 632 5857
Fax: + 632 636 2387
Email: CAREC@adb.org

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