FEMRI took part in Greater Tumen Initiative events

The GTI Transport Expert Meeting was held on 16 December 2010 in Yonago, Japan in conjunction with the Northeast Asia Business and Exchange Forum. The meeting was organized by the Tumen Secretariat/UNDPR and hosted by the Tottori Prefectural Government.

The meeting was aimed at promoting a number of priority projects, among them: Integrated Transport and facilitating Infrastructure Development Plan for the Trans-GTR Transport Corridors, promotion of Modernization of Zarubino port, promotion of ferry lines.

During the meeting the current situation, prospects for the development, as well as recommendations of countries-participants were discussed.

The head of transport development department, Kholosha Mikhail, as a member of GTI transport group presented a paper «Integration of transport infrastructure and study of the development of Tumen River transportation Corridor».

Business circles, regional and local governments, experts from scientific and research Institutes from the Republic of Korea, China, Mongolia and the Russian Federation took participation in the meeting.  

The Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) is a joint mechanism of the four member countries: China, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation. It is supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other donors.

The GTI provides a unique multilateral forum for the member countries to identify and implement regional initiatives that encourage economic growth, improve living standards and contribute to peace and stability in North-East Asia.

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