Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004

1. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004

2. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004

3. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 ESCWA

4. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 SAARC ESCWA

5. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 CIS SAARC ESCWA

6. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 CAUC ASUS CIS SAARC ESCWA

7. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 • 3rd five-year dev. Plan (2000 – 2004) • 4th five-year dev. Plan (2005-2009) • Completion of AH & TAR network in the territory of Iran is targeted in 4th five year plan. • Road safety. • Railway transportation. • National Transport Master Plan. CAUC ASUS CIS SAARC ESCWA

8. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 ‍Common ECE/ESCAP Strategic Vision for Euro-Asian Transport Links

9. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 ‍Common ECE/ESCAP Strategic Vision for Euro-Asian Transport Links

10. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 ‍Common ECE/ESCAP Strategic Vision for Euro-Asian Transport Links

11. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004

12. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004

13. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004

14. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 AH1

15. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 AH1 AH2

16. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 AH1 AH2

17. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 AH1 AH2

18. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 AH8 AH70 AH78 AH75 AH72 Bandar Emam Bushehr Bandar Abbas Chabahar

19. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 AH8 AH70 AH78 AH75 AH72 Bandar Emam Bushehr Bandar Abbas Chabahar

20. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 • Main ongoing, planned and proposed projects in the aforementioned corridors: • Southern Corridor • Upgrade and reconstruction in AH1 route: • Zanjan-Tabriz freeway, • Tehran-Mashhad highway, • Mashhad-Dogharoun (in the border of Afghanistan). • Upgrade and reconstruction in AH2 route: • Kashan-Yazd-Anar-Sirjan-Bandar Abbas freeway and highway,

21. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 • Upgrade Tehran-Mashhad railway to double truck. • Reconstruction of Mianeh-Tabriz railway. • Connection of Mashhad-Bafgh railway route to Heart in Afghanistan. • North-South Corridor • Mashhad-Bafgh railway construction. • Qazvin-Rasht-Anzali railway construction. • Signage of three-lateral MOU with Russian Federation and Azerbaijan, to co-operate in construction of Astara-Rasht-Qazvin railway. • Application of IR Iran Railway Company for membership of CIS railway association.

22. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 • Construction of Esfahan-Shiraz railway and planning to extend it to Bushehr port on Persian Gulf coast. • Planning to connect the railway network to Chabahar port. In this regard, MOU has been signed with India to cooperate in its construction. • Upgrade and reconstruction of AH70, AH72, AH75, AH78 and AH8 routes; the most important of which are: • Ahvaz-Bandar Emam freeway, • Saveh-Salafchegan freeway (under traffic). • Development of 2nd and 3rd basins of Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas.

23. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 • Development of container transportation in Bandar Abbas up to 1.1 Million TEU in year 2003. • Planning to develop infrastructures in Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf, as a free economic zone, and connection of it to main land coast by bridge. • Development of Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar.

24. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 • List of priority investment projects • Qazvin – Saveh Highway (AH1), • Khorramabad – Ahvaz Highway (AH8), • Sirjan – Bandar Abbas Highway (AH70), • Bazargan – Tabriz Highway (AH1), • Nourdouz – Jolfa – Eyvoghli Highway (AH81 & AH82), • Mashhad – Dogharoun Highway (AH1) – Under construction, • Astara (&Anzali)- Rasht – Qazvin Railway, • Fahraj – Chabahar Railway, • Fahraj – Zahedan – Mirjaveh Railway – Under construction, • Shahid Rajaee port development in Bandar Abbas, • Shahid Beheshti port development in Chabahar.

25. Euro-Asian Transport Linkages within the Islamic Republic of Iran Odessa 3-5 Nov.2004 Others It is proposed to add pipeline transportation to UNESCAP and UNECE programme on the development of Euro-Asian land transport links. It is emphasized on membership of IR Iran in ADB, for which it has been applied. Thank you for your attention