Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia

1. Introduction to Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)
2. The TRACECA Corridor as the Silk Road of the XXI century
3. Member countries of the Corridor: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
4. Main features of the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)
5. Main agreements related to TRACECA Corridor:
   1. Basic Multilateral Agreement on International Transport for the Development of the Europe-Caucasus-Asia Corridor ”(MLA TRACECA)
   2. Baku Initiative
   3. TRACECA Multimodal Transport Development Agreement
6. TRACECA guide for border crossing
7. TRACECA and the:
   1. Trans-European Transport Corridors
   2. Trans-Caspian Logistics Corridor
   3. Baltic-Adriatic Corridor (Poland, Slovenia)
   4. North Sea-Baltic Corridor (Finland, Belgium)
   5. North Sea-Mediterranean Logistics Corridor
   6. Pan-European Transport Corridor II (Russia-Germany)
   7. Pan-European Transport Corridor IX (Finland-Greece)
8. 2016-2026 Strategy of the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia

Sample - Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)

The Subject «Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)» is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Transportation Courses: Road Transport, Railway, Multimodal.

Certificate in International Transport

Masters: International Transport, International Business.

Doctorate: Global Logistics.

Languages: . Summary in Corredor Europa-Cáucaso-Asia Corridor Europe-Caucase-Asie (TRACECA) Corredor Europa-Cáucaso-Ásia (TRACECA).

Note: Turkmenistan is not a member of TRACECA, but has requested access.

1. The corridor begins in Eastern Europe (Moldova, Romania, Ukraine)
2. Cross Turkey
3. There is a route that goes through the Black Sea to the ports of Poti and Georgia, through the transport network of the Southern Caucasus
4. The southern Caucasus has a road connection with Turkey
5. From Azerbaijan, through the Caspian ferries (Baku - Turkmenbashi, Baku - Aktau), the TRACECA route reaches the railway networks of the states of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan in Central Asia
6. The transport networks of these states are connected with Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
7. From these three countries it is possible to reach the borders with China and Afghanistan

The Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) is an essential part of Foreign Trade between Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific region.

TRACECA's legal framework is defined by the "Basic Multilateral Agreement on International Transport for the Development of the Europe-Caucasus-Asia Corridor" (MLA TRACECA, 1998) whose objectives are:

1. Facilitate access to regional markets by developing road, air, rail and maritime transport
2. Facilitate the international transport of goods
3. Guarantee the safety of transport, products and protection of the environment
4. Harmonize transport policies and legal frameworks related to transport in the TRACECA region

The International Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) is a complex Multimodal Transport system in the countries of the region, whose objective is to develop economic and commercial relations as well as transport links between the members countries.

This corridor seeks the reactivation of one of the most famous historical routes: the Silk Road.

The European Union supports the development of International Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA), although it is not part of the Agreement.

Countries in the area of influence of the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA):

1. Afghanistan
2. China
3. Russia
4. Belarus
5. Bulgaria
6. Syria
7. Iraq
8. Pakistan
9. Mongolia
10. Turkmenistan

Asian regional economic communities related to the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA).

1. Central Asia Cooperation (CAREC): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Iran is an observer country
2. Eurasian Economic Union: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia
3. Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
4. Economic Cooperation Organization (OCE): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
5. Commonwealth of Independent States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan y Uzbekistan
6. Turkic Council: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey
7. Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD): Azerbaijan, Albania, Afghanistan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Vietnam, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, North Korea, South Korea, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Estonia
8. Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM): Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
9. Black Sea Cooperation: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Grecia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Belarus
10. Eastern Partnership of the UE: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova y Ukraine
11. European Union-South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
12. European Neighborhood Policy: Algeria Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia and Ukraine
13. Black Sea Synergy: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine
14. Moldova, Romania and Ukraine are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States
15. Iran is a member of:
    1. Asian Clearing Union
    2. Indian-Ocean Rim Association
    3. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (observer country)
16. Turkey is a member of:
    1. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
    2. Customs Union with the European Union
    3. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
    4. Africa-Turkey Partnership
    5. Turkey is an observer country at the Association of Caribbean States (ACS)

Related Trade Agreements

1. Kazakhstan
   1. Customs Union with Russia and Belarus
   2. Trade Agreements with Armenia, Ukraine and Georgia
   3. Collaboration and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union
2. Kyrgyzstan
   1. Cooperation Agreement with Pakistan
   2. Trade Agreements with Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
3. Tajikistan
   1. Trade Agreements with Armenia, Ukraine and with the Eurasian Economic Union
4. Turkmenistan
   1. Trade Agreements with Armenia, Georgia and with the Eurasian Economic Union
5. Armenia
   1. Trade Agreements of Armenia: Georgia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Moldova, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Tajikistan
6. Azerbaijan
   1. Trade Agreements with Russia, Ukraine and Georgia
   2. Free Trade Agreement between Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova
   3. Eastern Partnership of the UE
7. Georgia
   1. European Union-Georgia Agreement
   2. EFTA-Georgia Agreement
   3. Trade Agreements of Georgia with Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
   4. Free Trade Agreement between Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova
8. Moldova
   1. Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
   2. European Union-Moldova Agreement
9. Romania
   1. As an EU member is a beneficiary of EU trade agreements with Moldova, Colombia, Ukraine, Mexico, Georgia, South Korea, ASEAN, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon...
10. Ukraine
    1. Ukraine-EU Agreement
    2. EFTA-Ukraine Agreement
    3. Trade Agreements of Ukraine: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, the Kyrgyz Republic, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
11. Iran
    1. Trade Agreements of Iran: Algeria, Armenia, Syria, Venezuela, Pakistan
12. Turkey
    1. Trade Agreements with EFTA, Israel, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tunisia, Morocco, Palestine, Syria (pending), Egypt, Jordan, Georgia, Lebanon, Montenegro, Serbia, Chile, Mauritius, South Korea, and Albania
13. Islamic Trade Preferential System (OCI-TPS)
14. GSP

Main Euro-Asian institutions related to the Corridor

1. Boao Forum for Asia
2. Asia Cooperation Dialogue
3. Economic Commission for Asia (ESCAP)
4. Asian Development Bank
5. Colombo Plan
6. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Main Islamic institutions

1. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OCI)
2. Islamic Development Bank

The main Religions of the region of the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) are:

1. Islam
2. Orthodoxy

The Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) belongs to:

1. Central Eurasian Economic Area
2. Orthodox Economic Area

Related Corridors to the Silk Road

1. Bangladesh-Myanmar Logistics Corridor
2. Asia-Africa Logistics Corridor
3. China-Central-Western-Asia Logistics Corridor
4. Almaty-Bishkek Logistics Corridor
5. China-Russia Logistics Corridor
6. China-Central-Western-Asia Logistics Corridor
7. China-Pakistan Logistics Corridor
8. Afghanistan-Turkey Logistics Corridor
9. North-South Corridor (India-Russia)
10. Nanning-Singapore Logistics Corridor
11. India-Afghanistan Logistics Corridor
12. Corridor of the Ashgabat Agreement
13. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, North Korea)
14. Islamabad-Istanbul Logistics Corridor
15. Atlantic Corridor (Portugal-Germany)