An Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports was signed on 7 November 2013 in Bangkok (Thailand) by 14 countries. It aims to harmonise and facilitate intermodal transport in the Asia Pacific region, expand international trade, enhance the effectiveness and cut the cost of transport and logistics services and meet the needs of land-locked countries.
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The Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement) was signed on 7 November 2013 in Bangkok (Thailand) by 14 countries – Armenia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Iran, Cambodia, China, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Thailand, which are members of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), to facilitate the transport of sea cargo by land to inland ports.
The Agreement is designed to coordinate the Asia Pacific countries’ policy in developing transport and logistics networks – international dry ports in the Asia Pacific countries situated along the Euro-Asian transport routes within the framework of the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network and the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway Network.
The document includes a list of dry ports of international significance, port classifications and a list of recommendations for the signatory countries on developing the ports.
In keeping with the Federal Law on International Treaties of the Russia Federation, the Agreement is subject to adoption by the relevant directive of the Russian Government.
The Agreement is approved by the signed directive.
The decision will help harmonise and facilitate intermodal transport in the Asia Pacific region, expand international trade, enhance efficiency, cut the cost of transport and logistics services and meet the needs of land-locked countries.