Mr. Math Sounmala
Director General of Cabinet
Ministry of Communications, Transport, Posts, and Construction (MCTPC)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Co-Chairperson of the Meeting:
Mr. Tadashi Kondo
Manager
Transport and Communications Division
Infrastructure, Energy, and Financial Sectors Department (West)
Asian Development Bank
Day 1: 17 May 2001, Thursday
0830-0900
Registration
0900-0930
Session I: Opening
Welcome Remarks:
H.E. Mr. Khamlouat Sidlakone
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Communications, Transport, Post and Construction
Opening Statement:
Mr. Tadashi Kondo
Manager
Transport and Communications Division
Infrastructure, Energy, and Financial Sector Department (West)
Asian Development Bank
Overview of GMS Program Strategic Thrusts:
Mr. Toru Tatara
Head, Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Unit
Programs Department (West), Division III
Asian Development Bank
0930-1030
Session II: Country Presentations on Ongoing Transport Development Activities
Kingdom of Cambodia
People's Republic of China
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Union of Myanmar
Kingdom of Thailand
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
1030-1100
Coffee Break
1100-1200
Session III: Status of Subregional Transport Activities
Presentation:
Status of Priority Subregional Transport Projects
Phnom Penh - Ho Chi Minh City Road Project
East-West Transport Corridor Project
Chiang Rai-Kunming Road Improvement Project
Kunming-Haiphong Transport Corridor Project
Status of GMS Cross-Border Agreements
Cambodia's Accession to the Trilateral Agreement
Presentor:
Mr. Thomas F. Jones, III
Senior Project Economist
Transport and Communications Division
Infrastructure, Energy, and Financial Sector Department (West)
Asian Development Bank
Discussion
1200-1330
Lunch
1330-1530
Session IV: Agreement for Facilitation of the Cross-Border Movement of Goods and People
Presentation:
Annexes and Protocols
Process of Reaching Agreements on Annexes and Protocols (including e-mail clarifications and formal meetings at certain milestones)
Presentor:
Mr. Thomas F. Jones, III, ADB
Mr. Bruce Winston, Consultant, ADB RETA 5850
Mr. Kristiaan Bernauw, Consultant, ADB RETA 5850
Mr. John McPherson, Consultant, ADB RETA 5850
Discussion
1530-1600
Coffee Break
1600-1700
Session VI: Continued
1830
Dinner hosted by the Ministry of Communications, Transport, Post and Construction
Braserrie Function Room, Novotel Hotel
Day 2: 18 May 2001, Friday
0900-1030
Session IV: Continued
Presentation: ASEAN Transport Cooperation - An Update
Presentor:
Mr. Honorio Vitasa
Assistant Director
Bureau of Economic Cooperation
ASEAN Secretariat
Discussion
1030-1100
Coffee Break
1100-1130
Session IV: continued
Presentor:
Ms. Clare Wee
Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Asian Development Bank
Discussion
1130-1200
Session V: Exchange of Views on Other Subregional Transport Sector-Related Initiatives
Presentation: Preinvestment Study for the East-West Economic Corridor
Presentor:
Mr. Myo Thant
Senior Regional Cooperation Economist
Programs Department (West), Division III
Asian Development Bank
1200-1300
Lunch
1300-1400
Session VI: Discussion of Work Program and Next Steps
1400-1430
Coffee Break
1430-1530
Session VII: Discussion and Adoption of the Summary of Proceedings
1530-1600
Session VIII: Closing
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