Math Sounmala Director General Department of Planning and Cooperation. Vientiane, 6 Mar 2013

Transcription

1 Math Sounmala Director General Department of Planning and Cooperation Vientiane, 6 Mar 2013

2 I. Country Profile Located in the center of GMS and ASEAN mainland region Income per Capita: 1,349 (USD); Poverty Headcount ratio 22% (FY ) Mekong M k River inside id Laos 1,850 Km; Border with: China(505km), Vietnam (2,069km), Cambodia(435km), Thailand (1,835km), Myanmar(236km).

3 II. Transport Infrastructure Development: Road Road Network Development: Total Length increased from 20,000 km in 1997 to 41,042 km (2012) 3

4 II. Transport Infrastructure Development Transport infrastructure consists of roads, railways, river and air. Sharing as follows: Trasport sharing by Trasport sharing by Mode(Passenger) Mode(Freight) Road River Air Road River Air 90 4

5 II. Transport Infrastructure Development: Road 1. North-South Economic Corridor(R3) East-West Corridor 2. East-West Economic Corridor (NR9) 3. Central North-South Corridor Central (NR13) North- South Corridor 5

6 II. Transport Infrastructure Development: Road

7 II. Transport Infrastructure Development: Road NR2E opened 23/2/2013

8 II. Transport Infrastructure Development: Road ThaKhek-NakhonPhaNom Bridge opened November 2011

9 II. Transport Infrastructure Development: Road HouyXai-XiengKhong Bridge on NR3 plan to open in June 2013

10 II. Transport Infrastructure Development: Road XiengKok-KengLap Bridge Ground Breaking Ceremony Feb 2013

11 II. Transport Infrastructure Development: Railway Existing 3.5 km cross border railway between Laos (Vientiane) and Thailand (Nongkhai) 11

12 II. Transport Infrastructure Development : Railway Open in 2009 for only passenger transport 12

13 II. Transport Infrastructure Development : Railway Planned Projects Vientiane Luangphrabang - Boten (417 km); Mukdahan (Lao -Thai border) - Savannakhet - Lao Bao (222 km). 13

14 II. Transport Infrastructure Development : Airport Airport: 4 International and 12 national. LuangPrabang Airport 17 routes for domestic and international traffic; Upgraded Vientiane Airport for served Boeing 747 Aircraft; Upgrading LuangPrabang and Pakse Airport for serve Boeing 737 Aircraft. Vientiane Airport(Wattay Airport) 14

15 II. Transport Infrastructure Development : Airport Wattay Airport Upgraded Project hand over ceremony 2012

16 III. Transport Software Development 1. Bilateral Transport Agreements with all neighboring countries, except Myanmar; 2. The Greater Mekong Sub-region Cross-Border Transport Agreement (GMS-CBTA); 3. Quadrilateral Agreement (China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand) on Commercial Navigation on Lanxang-Mekong river signed on 20 April 2000; 4. Lao PDR is also a party to the all ASEAN Transport Agreements; 5. Air Service Agreements (ASA) with all its neighbouring countries; 6. Lao PDR has acceded to the Barcelona Conventionce 1956 sin. 16

17 IV. Key Challenges 1. Freedom of transit transport and exchange of traffic rights are not fully observed by countries parties. 2. Border crossing formalities and procedures both in Laos and in its transit countries remain major obstacles; 3. Limited use of ICT system to expedite border crossing formalities and procedures; 4. Documents for border crossing formalities and procedures es are complicated cated and superfluous. Simplification and harmonization in these areas are needed; 5. Lack of staff qualified on Trade and Transport Facilitation issues. 17

18 V. The Way Forward(1) 1. Complete the missing links of the important trunk road for guarantee the seamless transport infrastructure network to the seaport; 2. Fully uyratify the GMS-CBTA annex and protocols potocosby all parties to the Agreement; 3. Modernize Cross Border Management by providing the necessary equipment and facilities for expeditious clearance at the border crossing points;

19 V. The Way Forward(2) 4. Provide assistance in transferring best practices and disseminatingi to all parties concerned at all levels as soon as possible the ASEAN & GMS Agreements, its Annexes and Protocols, and MOU for effective and efficient implementation; 5. Need to strengthen the capacity of NTFC for better implementing and monitoring of bilateral, ASEAN and GMS Agreements; 6. Provide assistance with the alignment of trade and transport documentation and harmonization of their rules, laws, regulations and procedures. 19

20 Thank you for your attention! 20