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Regions and Countries Regional Cooperation Regional Cooperation Initiatives Greater Mekong Subregion Cross-Border Transport Agreement About the GMS Cross-Border Transport Agreement Background
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BackgroundThe CBTA is originally a trilateral agreement between and among the Governments of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam signed on 26 November 1999 at Vientiane. The Kingdom of Cambodia acceded to the CBTA on 29 November 2001 at Yangon, Myanmar. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) acceded to the CBTA on 3 November 2002 at Phnom Penh. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was also signed to clarify the relationship between the CBTA and its annexes and protocols; and commitment to amend Article 17 of the CBTA. The Union of Myanmar acceded to the CBTA on 19 September 2003 at Dali, PRC. An MOU was also signed to reflect the staged approach in the application of the CBTA to non-commercially operated vehicle. On 30 April 2004, an amended to the CBTA was signed to reflect the revision to Article 17 of the CBTA on mutual recognition of driving licenses and for the inclusion of Annex 16 in the list of annexes and protocols. The CBTA is now formally known as The Agreement between and among the Governments of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Union of Myanmar, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for the Facilitation of Cross-Border Transport of Goods and People. |
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