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

Math Sounmala
Director General
Department of Planning and Cooperation
Vientiane, 6 Mar 2013
I. Country Profile
•Located in the center of GMS and
ASEAN mainland region
•Income
I
per C
Capita:
i 1,349
1 349 (USD);
(USD)
•Poverty Headcount ratio 22% (FY
2011-12)
•Mekong
M k
River
Ri iinside
id LLaos 1,850
1 850 Km;
K
•Border with: China(505km), Vietnam
(2,069km), Cambodia(435km), Thailand
(1 835k ) Myanmar(236km).
(1,835km),
M
(236k )
II Transport Infrastructure Development:
II.
Development Road
Road Network
Development: Total Length
increased from 20,000 km
in 1997 to 41,042
41 042 km (2012)
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II. Transport Infrastructure Development
Transport
p infrastructure consists of roads, railways,
y river and air. Sharing
g as
follows:
Trasportt sharing
T
h i by
b
Mode(Passenger)
Trasportt sharing
T
h i by
b
Mode(Freight)
0.22
2
8
Road
River
Air
39
61
Road
River
Air
90
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II Transport Infrastructure Development:
II.
Development Road
East-West
Corridor
1. North-South Economic
Corridor(R3)
2. East-West Economic Corridor
(NR9)
3. Central North-South Corridor
(NR13)
Central
NorthSouth
Corridor
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II Transport Infrastructure Development:
II.
Development Road
II Transport Infrastructure Development:
II.
Development Road
NR2E opened 23/2/2013
II Transport Infrastructure Development:
II.
Development Road
ThaKhek-NakhonPhaNom Bridge opened November 2011
II Transport Infrastructure Development:
II.
Development Road
HouyXai-XiengKhong Bridge on NR3 plan to open in June 2013
II Transport Infrastructure Development:
II.
Development Road
XiengKok-KengLap Bridge Ground Breaking Ceremony Feb 2013
II Transport Infrastructure Development:
II.
Railway
Existingg 3.5 km
cross border
railway between
Laos (Vientiane)
and Thailand
(Nongkhai)
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II. Transport Infrastructure Development
: Railway
Open in 2009 for only passenger transport
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II. Transport Infrastructure Development
: Railway
Planned Projects
Vientiane – Luangphrabang - Boten
(417 km);
Mukdahan (Lao -Thai border) S
Savannakhet
kh t - Lao
L Bao
B (222 km).
k )
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II. Transport Infrastructure Development
: Airport
LuangPrabang Airport
 Airport: 4 International and 12 national.
 17 routes for
international traffic;
domestic
and
 Upgraded Vientiane Airport for served
Boeingg 747 Aircraft;
 Upgrading LuangPrabang and Pakse
Airport for serve Boeing 737 Aircraft.
Aircraft
Vientiane Airport(Wattay Airport)
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II. Transport
p Infrastructure Development
p
: Airport
Wattay Airport Upgraded Project hand over ceremony 2012
III Transport Software Development
III.
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.
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IV. Key
ey C
Challenges
a e ges
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
ocu e ts for
o bo
border
de ccrossing
oss g formalities
o a t es aandd pprocedures
ocedu es aaree co
complicated
p cated
and superfluous. Simplification and harmonization in these areas are
needed;
5. Lack of staff qqualified on Trade and Transport
p Facilitation issues.
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V. The Wayy Forward(1)
( )
1. Complete the missing links of the important trunk road for
guarantee the seamless transport infrastructure network to the
seaport;t
u y ratify
at y tthee G
GMS-CBTA
SC
aannex
e aandd pprotocols
otoco s by aall pa
parties
t es to tthee
2. Fully
Agreement;
3. Modernize Cross Border Management by providing the necessary
equipment and facilities for expeditious clearance at the border
crossing points;
V. The Wayy Forward(2
Forward((2)
4 Provide
4.
P id assistance
i t
i transferring
in
t
f i best
b t practices
ti
andd disseminating
di
i ti
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
g
the capacity
p y of NTFC for better implementing
p
g
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.
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Thank you for your attention!
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