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Customs Cooperation Committee
Regional Meeting on Development of Simplified Transit Systems
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 21-23 February 2004

Background and Objectives

Co-sponsored with the Department of Customs Services under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic, this Meeting was part of ADB's ongoing support for the implementation of the 7-point Common Action Plan (CAP) endorsed in August 2002 by the Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC). The development of Simplified Transit Systems was one of seven key areas in the Common Action Plan. A Regional Seminar was organized last 4-8 August in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic and the participants reviewed issues and constraints and suggested measures in line with international practices.

During the past Ministerial Conference of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation held on 11-12 November 2003 in Tashkent, the Ministers recognized the development of Simplified Transit Systems as a key area for regional cooperation and instructed the CCC to consider drafting a regional transit agreement in the near future. During this meeting, the participants discussed major issues related to regional transit systems and explored the possibility of extending a draft transit agreement between Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic into a regional one.

The CCC consisted of heads of customs administrations of the East and Central Asian countries joining a larger regional cooperation program supported by the ADB.

Participants

The seminar was coordinated by East and Central Asia Department which brought together 16 customs officials from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

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Seminar Program

• English

Background Documents

• Development of Simplified Transit System , Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz, 4-8 August 2003
• Joint Ministerial Statement, 11-12 November 2004, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Trade Facilitation Sector Discussion Regional Preparatory Meeting on Central Asia Economic Cooperation, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan, 27-28 September 2003
• Report of the Senior Officials Meeting to the Ministerial Conference, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan, 11 November 2003
• Transit Development: Strategy and Action Plan for Regional Cooperation in East and Central Asia, prepared for the Ministerial Conference on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan, 11-12 November 2003

Minutes of the Working Group from Previous CCC Events

• Development of Border Posts and Facilities , Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz: 4-8 August 2003
• Development of Data and Information Sharing and ICT , Issyk- Kul, Kyrgyz: 4-8 August 2003
• Development of Simplified Transit System , Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz: 4-8 August 2003
• Minutes and Work Program of the Working Group Meeting, Almaty, Kazakhstan: 21-25 April 2003

Related Events

Trade Facilitation & Customs Cooperation

• Second Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee
  Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan: 9-10 October 2003
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Workshop on Risk Management and Post-Entry Audit

Urumqi, PRC: 9-12 September 2003
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Seminar on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization

Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic, 4-8 August 2003
• Customs Cooperation Committee Working Group Meeting

Almaty, Kazakhstan: 21-25 April 2003
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Capacity Building Seminar

Almaty, Kazakhstan: 17-21 February 2003
• First Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee

Urumqi, People's Republic of China: 20-21 August 2002
• Central Asia Customs Cooperation Meeting

Manila, Philippines: 30-31 January 2002
• Senior Officials' Meeting on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation

Manila, Philippines: 9-10 August 2001

Contacts

East and Central Asia Department

Cheong-Hwan Oh
E-mail: choh@adb.org

Lyle Raquipiso
E-mail: lraquipiso@adb.org

Bing Teves
E-mail: fjteves@adb.org