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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

TD/B/COM.3/EM.30/INF.1 Distr.: General 26 October 2007 English/French/Spanish only

Trade and Development Board Expert meeting on regional cooperation in transit transport – solutions for landlocked and transit developing countries Geneva, 27–28 September 2007

List of participants

Note: The entries in this list are as provided to the secretariat.

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Experts Afghanistan Mr. Hedayatullah Watanyar, Head of Transit and Trade Facilitation Directorate, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Kabul Albania Mr. Arjan Budo, Specialist at the Directory of Road Transport Policies, Ministry of Public Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications, Tirana Ms. Fatma Jaupi, Specialist in Procedures and Debts Directorate, Directorate General of Albanian Customs, Tirana Andorra M. Josep Santure, Expert en transit aux douanes, Principauté d'Andorre Angola Mr. Antonio Rebelo do Amaral Gourgel, Head of Policy and Procedures Department, Luanda M. Mesa Vovua, Technicien du Département Technique, Luanda Mr. Manuel Joao Lourenço, Head of Department, INCA, Luanda Mr. Tiago Francisco Neto, Head of Department of the Maritime Institute of Ports, Luanda Ms. Rosa Sobrinho, Permanent Representation of Angola to the IMO, London M. Lukonde Luansi, Ministre conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Azerbaijan Mr. Heydar Turabov, Chief Counsellor of the Transport Policy and Economic Department, Ministry of Transport, Baku Belarus Mr. Dmitri Fomchenko, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Benin M. Maroufou Alli-Tiamiyou, Directeur de l’action commerciale et de la coopération, Port Autonome de Cotonou M. Maim Akibou, Premier conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Bolivia Ms. Zandra Rodriguez, First Secretary, Geneva Burkina Faso M. Moussa B. Nebie, Chargé d'affaires a.i., Mission permanente, Genève M. Ambroise Balima, Conseiller économique, Mission permanente, Genève Cambodia Mr. Sovann Ke, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Cameroon M. Moise Charles Nyemek Nguiddjoe, Directeur du développement et de l'informatique, Port Autonome de Douala

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M. Bertrand Owono Ndi, Chef de département, Port Autonome de Douala M. Franklin Samba-Samba, Coordonateur portuaire, Port Autonome de Douala Chile Sr. Anselmo Pommes Semini, Director de Fronteras del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile, Santiago de Chile China Mr. Sun Xuekun, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Côte d'Ivoire M. Gabriel Kohou, Conseiller commercial, Mission permanente, Genève Cuba Sr. José Luis Vázquez Méndez, Director General de la OTM Central Cargo, La Habana Dominican Republic Sr. Miguel Barbero, Coordinador del Departamento Internacional de la DGA, Santo Domingo Ghana Mr. Godfrey Bayon Tangu, Minister of State, Ministry of Transportation, Accra Mr. Peter Ofori-Asumadu, Director, Policy Planning, Ministry of Transportation, Accra Mr. Eric Oduro-Konadu, Ghana Highway Authority, Accra Mr. Richard Yawutse, Chief Collector of the Ghana Excise and Preventive Service, Accra Mr. W.K. Larbi, Director, Ministry of Trade, Industry PSD and PSI, Accra Guinea M. Boubou Keita, Chef du service, Coopération et financements extérieurs du bureau d'études et de planification, Ministère des transports, Conakry M. Mamadou Saliou Diallo, Directeur général adjoint du Port Autonome de Conakry, Conakry Honduras Sr. Mauricio Alfred Perez Zepeda, Segundo Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra India Mr. Rajiv K. Chander, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Nutan Kapoor Mahawar, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Iran (Islamic Republic of) Mr. Alireza Moaiyeri, Ambassador, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Mohammad Ali Zarie Zare, Second Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Saeid Mojtahed Soleimani, Director General, Ministry of Roads and Transport, Tehran

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Mr. Mohammad Javad Atrchian, Director General Transit and Border Terminals, Ministry of Road and Transportation, Tehran Mr. Farid Saffarzadeh, President, Bar Baran Iran International Shipping and Forwarding, Tehran Mr. Behnam Faramarzian, Deputy Head of TIR/Ata Transport, Iran Chamber of Commerce Industries and Mine, Tehran Mr. Hassan Zaiei, Director General of TIR/Ata Transport, Iran Chamber of Commerce Industries and Mine, Tehran Iraq Mr. Mohammed Saber Almusawi, Director, Ministry of Transport, Baghdad Mr. Razaq Nashkoor, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Italy Mr. Filippo Montesi, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Kenya Mr. David S.O. Nalo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Nairobi Lebanon Mme Nada Al Akl, Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève Lithuania Ms. Natalija Baranauskiene, Transit and Marketing Division, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Vilnius Madagascar Mr. Pierrot Andriamiandrisoa, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mali Mme. Nana Kadidia Niare, Directrice nationale adjointe, Direction nationale des transports terrestres, maritimes et fluviaux, Bamako M. Mamadou Kone, Chef de division de l'organisation du trafic, Direction nationale des transports terrestres, maritimes et fluviaux, Bamako M. Abdoulaye Sanoko, Troisième Conseiller, Mission Permanent, Genève Mexico Sra. Dulce Maria Valle Alvarez, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Sra. Graciela Ramirez Cuevas, Practicant, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Sr. José Luis Lopez Amador, Practicante, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Sr. Guillermo Malpica, Consejero ante la OMC, Ginebra Sr. Luis Rivera Banuet, Jefe de Departamento de Negociaciones Multilaterales y Regionales de Servicios, Secretaria de Economista, Mexico Sr. Amado Trejo, Técnico ante la OMC, Ginebra Namibia Mr. Benjamin R. Katjipuka, Commercial/Trade Representative, Permanent Trade Office of Namibia to the World Trade Organization, Geneva Mr. Richard Kache, Chief Customs and Excise Officer, Ministry of Finance, Windhoek

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Mr. Erastus Ndatoolewe E.N. Ikela, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, Cooperation on Transit Transport, Windhoek Nepal Mr. Naresh Prasad Pokarel, Deputy Representative Permanent, Permanent Mission, Geneva Nigeria Mr. Samuel Akinloye Adebanjie, Deputy Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service, Abuja Pakistan Mr. Massod Khan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva Ms. Tehmina Janjua, Deputy Permanent Representative, Geneva Mr. Rozi Khan Burki, Collector (Customs), Peshawar, Central Board of Revenue, Islamabad Mr. Abdus Samee Babar, Collector, Customs, Quetta CBR, Islamabad Mr. Ejaz Asad Rasul, Deputy Secretary (Foreign Trade), Ministry of Commerce, Islamabad Mr. Syed Ali Asad Gillani, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Paraguay Sr. Rigoberto Gauto Vielman, Embajador, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Sra. Anna Agnes Rademacher Rolon, Encargada del Departamento de Transporte terrestre del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Asunción Sra. Alicia Martinez, Professional Trainer, Agency for International Trade and Cooperation, Geneva Russian Federation Mr. D. Godunov, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. V. Eliseev, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. E. Kushnirenko, Head of Division, Ministry of Transport, Moscow Ms. L. Smirnova, Expert, Ministry of Transport, Moscow Rwanda M. Edouard Bizumuremyi, Expert, Mission permanente, Genève Saudi Arabia M. Adel M. Al-Mubarak, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva M. Ahmed Alaquil, Plenipotentiary Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva Senegal M. Simon Pierre Thiaw, Inspecteur des douanes, Chef bureau exploitation et réseaux, Direction générale des douanes, Dakar M. Yousou Diom, Ingénieur informaticien, Service à la direction des systèmes informatiques douaniers, Dakar Sri Lanka Mr. D.M.A.S.W. Munasinghe, Director Planning of Sri Lanka Railway, Ministry of Transport, Colombo

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Thailand Mr. Phantong Loykulnanta, First Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy, Belgium, Luxembourg and European Communities Ms. Supavadee Chotikajan, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Togo M. Kodjo Lemou, Adjoint au directeur du contrôle des services des finances, du budget et des privatisations, Ministère des Finances, du Budget et des Privatisations, Lomé Ukraine Mr. Volodymyr Bondarenko, Chief Expert of International Transport, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Kyiv Mr. Kostiantyn Savchenko, Deputy Director of Development and Coordination of Systems Transport and Communications, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Kyiv Viet Nam Mr. Van Chinh Phan Van Chinh, Deputy Director General, Ministry and Trade, Hanoi Zambia Mr. Richard Nyundu, Ministry of Communication and Transport, Lusaka Mr. Fredrick Mwalusaka, Ministry of Communication and Transport, Lusaka Mr. Robert Mtonga, Ministry of Communication and Transport, Lusaka Zimbabwe Ms. Anna Mutombodzi, Senior Manager, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, Harare Mr. Chameso Mucheka, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Intergovernmental organizations African Union Mr. Faouzi Gsouma, First Secretary, Geneva Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Mr. Gilbert Mbae Maeti, Senior Transport Economist, Lusaka

Specialized agencies United Nations Industrial Development Organization Mr. Jean-Marc Deroy, Director, Geneva Mr. Jöel Towara, Liaison Assistant, Geneva World Bank M. Graham Smith, Economiste des transports, Washington, D.C.

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World Trade Organization Ms. Mena Hassan, Economic Affairs Officer, Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Mr. Emmanuel Louzet, Regional Adviser, Geneva Ms. Halima Noor Abdi, Regional Adviser, Geneva Ms. Mariem Ben Hassine, Consultant, Geneva

Panellists First informal meeting Industry views and experiences on transit Shipper: Ms. Brenda Horne, South Africa Shipper's Council Second informal meeting Transit strategies and experiences of a transit country Thai customs authorities: Mr. Phantong Loykulnanta Third informal meeting Selected transit arrangements Regional transit arrangements Issues to be considered when negotiating regional transit agreement Mr. Peter Krausz, International Road Transport Union Experiences from Eastern and Southern Africa Mr. Gilbert Maeti, COMESA Bilateral transit arrangements Ms. Eva Molnar, UNECE Corridor arrangements Best practices in corridor arrangements: Mr. Graham Smith, World Bank The experience of the Walvis Bay corridor Mr. Frank Gschwender, Walvis Bay Corridor Group secretariat Selected transit arrangements Customs transit arrangements International customs transit: the TIR Convention Mr. Konstantin Glukhenkiy, UNECE National customs transit: experience of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mr. Mohammed Javad Atrchian IT solutions in transit management Port to hinterland integration, experience in Lima, Peru Ms. Marelia Martinez Rivas

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