{"id":31,"date":"2009-02-04T12:16:10","date_gmt":"2009-02-04T04:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carec-program"},"modified":"2026-05-03T05:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:15:03","slug":"carec-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?page_id=31","title":{"rendered":"CAREC Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is CAREC?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program is a partnership of 11 countries and development partners working together to promote development through cooperation, leading to accelerated economic growth and poverty reduction. It is guided by the overarching vision of \u201c<strong>Good Neighbors, Good Partners, and Good Prospects.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program is a proactive facilitator of practical, results-based regional projects, and policy initiatives critical to sustainable economic growth and shared prosperity in the region. Since its inception in 2001 and as of December 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/projects\/portfolio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CAREC has mobilized $51.02 billion in investments <\/strong><\/a>that have helped establish multimodal transportation networks, increased energy trade and security, facilitated free movement of people and freight, and laid the groundwork for economic corridor development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?page_id=13321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>CAREC 2030<\/em><\/a> provides the new long-term strategic framework for the program leading to 2030. It is anchored on a broader mission to connect people, policies and projects for shared and sustainable development, serving as the premier economic and social cooperation platform for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">KEY DOCUMENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/2017-CAREC-2030.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CAREC 2030: Connecting the Region for Shared and Sustainable Development<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/2017-CAREC-2030-ru.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u0420\u0423\u0421\u0421\u041a\u0418\u0419<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id31_ace511-cd > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id31_ace511-cd > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id31_ace511-cd > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 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.kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id31_3a4b38-f7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id31_3a4b38-f7 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id31_3a4b38-f7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id31_3a4b38-f7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id31_3a4b38-f7 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id31_3a4b38-f7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id31_3a4b38-f7 > .kt-row-column-wrap > 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> .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column31_378456-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column31_378456-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column31_378456-f3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column31_378456-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column31_378456-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column31_378456-f3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"sc-Element\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?page_id=6\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/KAZ-cover-360x216.jpg\" alt=\"Kazakhstan\" class=\"page- dt-DataType-\">\n<center>Kazakhstan<\/center>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column31_b7a808-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column31_b7a808-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column31_b7a808-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column31_b7a808-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column31_b7a808-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column31_b7a808-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column31_b7a808-2a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column31_b7a808-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column31_b7a808-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column31_b7a808-2a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"sc-Element\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?page_id=7\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/KGZ-cover-1-360x216.jpg\" alt=\"Kyrgyz Republic\" class=\"page- dt-DataType-\">\n<center>Kyrgyz Republic<\/center>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id31_f338c2-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id31_f338c2-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id31_f338c2-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id31_f338c2-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id31_f338c2-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id31_f338c2-ef > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id31_f338c2-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id31_f338c2-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id31_f338c2-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id31_f338c2-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id31_f338c2-ef alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column31_42be6b-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column31_42be6b-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column31_42be6b-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column31_42be6b-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column31_42be6b-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column31_42be6b-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column31_42be6b-d5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column31_42be6b-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column31_42be6b-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column31_42be6b-d5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n\n<div class=\"sc-Element\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?page_id=8\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/MON-cover1-360x216.jpg\" alt=\"Mongolia\" class=\"page- dt-DataType-\">\n<center>Mongolia<\/center>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column31_1ab7de-88 > 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href=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?page_id=9\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/PAK-cover-360x216.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan\" class=\"page- dt-DataType-\">\n<center>Pakistan<\/center>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column31_8596bc-c2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column31_8596bc-c2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column31_8596bc-c2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column31_8596bc-c2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column31_8596bc-c2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column31_8596bc-c2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column31_8596bc-c2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column31_8596bc-c2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column31_ea4583-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column31_ea4583-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column31_ea4583-62{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column31_ea4583-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column31_ea4583-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column31_ea4583-62\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"pg-AboutCAREC-Members\">\n<div class=\"pg-AboutCAREC-Members_Countries\">\n<div class=\"sc-Element\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What does CAREC do?<\/h2>\n<p>As the reintegration of the Eurasian continent gathers speed, the CAREC countries are poised to reap substantial benefits. With the rapid economic expansion of the People\u2019s Republic of China and Japan to the east, the Russian Federation to the north, and India and Pakistan to the south, there is a real and growing demand for improved connections between Europe and Asia. This momentum provides CAREC countries with an unprecedented opportunity to <strong>emerge as a center for trade and commerce<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>to achieve higher levels of economic growth, and to reduce poverty.<\/p>\n<p>None of the region\u2019s economies will be able to fully capture this opportunity in isolation. But all will benefit from working together, and with their neighbors, to <strong>build on their strengths for mutual progress<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Turning this potential into reality will require significant improvement in the region\u2019s physical infrastructure such as roads, aviation and rail systems; in the way the region manages its shared resources to support efficient and rational use of energy and water; in progress toward harmonizing and modernizing its customs administrations, and streamlining the rules and procedures that govern countries\u2019 international trade relationships; and in efforts to promote and strengthen people-to-people contacts across borders.<\/p>\n<p>The six CAREC transport corridors are building a truly global future for the region, linking markets in northern People\u2019s Republic of China to Azerbaijan in the Caucasus and further to Europe, and from Kazakhstan to Pakistan\u2019s warm-water ports of Karachi, Gwadar, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seamless connectivity<\/strong> is moving people and their businesses along the CAREC corridors faster, speeding up passage, and reducing the costs of crossing borders.<\/p>\n<p>CAREC corridors improve access to essential services and job opportunities \u2013 ultimately ensuring a <strong>better quality of life<\/strong> for all people of the CAREC region.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13268 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-designated-rail-corridors.jpg\" width=\"860\" height=\"550\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-designated-rail-corridors.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View full-sized map<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?page_id=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about CAREC Corridors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CAREC\u2019s development partners facilitate financing for regional projects that benefit the entire CAREC region, and also ensure the quality of investments made by providing strategic and technical advice.<\/p>\n<p>The CAREC Institute plays a key role in providing knowledge solutions and capacity building services in CAREC\u2019s operational priorities to help uplift policy development, and facilitate sharing of experiences and best practices across member countries.<\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"what-carec-achieved\"><\/a>What has CAREC achieved?<\/h2>\n<p>Since 2001, the Program has recorded impressive achievements in regional economic cooperation, particularly in the areas of transport, energy, trade, and economic corridors development. From 2001 to 2020, investments in member countries have amounted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/projects\/portfolio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$40 billion, covering 213 projects<\/a>. Latest achievements per sector are listed below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"tg-CheckedList\">\n<li>9,964 kilometers (km) of expressways or national highways built, upgraded or improved as of 2017 (surpassing the TTFS 2020 target of 7,800 km or roads constructed or improved by 2020)<\/li>\n<li>1,995 km of new railways built as of 2017 (surpassing the TTFS 2020 target of 1,800 km of new railways built by 2020)<\/li>\n<li>3,433 km of railways improved as of 2017 (surpassing the TTFS 2020 target of improving 2,000 km of railways by 2020)<\/li>\n<li>1 port (Aktau) completed and 2 border-crossing points (BCPs) improved (Dusti and Guliston); 1 port (Turkmenbashi), 2 logistics centers (Turkmenbashi and Zamyn-Uud) and 4 BCPs (Karamyk, Torkham, Chaman, Wagha) ongoing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?publication=unlocking-potential-railway-strategy-carec-2017-2030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Railway strategy<\/a> developed to guild the long-term development of railways in the CAREC region<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?publication=safely-connected-regional-road-safety-strategy-carec-countries-2017-2030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Road safety strategy<\/a> developed to make CAREC corridors safer<\/li>\n<li>Three knowledge products on road safety engineering completed<\/li>\n<li>Three knowledge products on road asset management completed<\/li>\n<li>Scoping study to understand the potential role of CAREC in creating an efficient aviation market in the region completed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>KEY DOCUMENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-transport-strategy-2030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CAREC Transport Strategy 2030<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Trade<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"tg-CheckedList\">\n<li>Regional technical assistance projects support customs cooperation in five priority areas: (i) simplification and harmonization of customs procedures, which is the core requirement of the Revised Kyoto Convention; (ii) information and communication technology development and data exchange, (iii) risk management and post-entry audit, which includes the periodic conduct of time release studies and the adoption of Authorized Economic Operators programs; (iv) joint customs control; and (v) regional transit development<\/li>\n<li>Pilot testing of the CAREC Customs Information Common Exchange and the CAREC Advanced Transit System<\/li>\n<li>Assessment of CAREC member countries\u2019 readiness to implement the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement<\/li>\n<li>Implementation of the CAREC Common Agenda for Modernization of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures for trade facilitation<\/li>\n<li>Regional Improvement of Border Services (RIBS), designed to coordinate infrastructure improvements and border crossing clearance procedures in select border crossing points, are being implemented in four countries: the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Tajikistan<\/li>\n<li>22-member CAREC Federation of Carrier and Forwarder Associations (CFCFA) active throughout the region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>KEY DOCUMENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-trade-agenda-2030-strategic-action-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030 and Rolling Strategic Action Plan 2018\u20132020<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"tg-CheckedList\">\n<li>Inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?event=energy-investment-forum-jul-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAREC Energy Investment Forum<\/a> introduced CAREC as a single significant market to suppliers of clean energy technologies<\/li>\n<li>Technical assistance aims to further develop technical capacity and understanding government officials and institutions in CAREC member countries, and create an enabling environment for policies and regulations to support clean energy technology adoption<\/li>\n<li>1,697 kilometers (km) of transmission lines installed or upgraded in Q1, 2017 (total of 645,428 km, as of 2016)<\/li>\n<li>Energy generation capacity increased by 5,482 megawatts (mw) in Q1, 2017 (total of 132,156 mw as of 2016)<\/li>\n<li>870 new substations installed and 206 substations upgraded in Q1, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>KEY DOCUMENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-energy-strategy-2030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CAREC Energy Strategy 2030: Common Borders. Common Solutions. Common Energy Future.<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<h2>Key Publications<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n \n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n        <article class=\"md-WidgetPost md-GalleryItem md-GalleryItem-Publication dt-DataType-Publication md-PostItem md-PostItem-Overlayed\">\n    <div class=\"md-WidgetPost-Wrapper md-FeatureItem-Wrapper md-PostItem-Wrapper\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-2030-connecting-the-region-for-shared-and-sustainable-development\">        \n            <div class=\"md-GalleryItem_Content md-GalleryItem-Publication_Content\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CAREC 2030: Connecting the Region for Shared and Sustainable Development\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC-2030_cover.jpg\" class=\"md-GalleryItem_Thumbnail md-GalleryItem-Publication_Thumbnail\">\n                <header class=\"md-WidgetPost_Header md-GalleryItem_Header md-GalleryItem-Publication_Header\">\n                    <h3 class=\"md-WidgetPost_Title md-GalleryItem_Title md-GalleryItem-Publication_Title is-TextTruncated\">\n                        CAREC 2030: Connecting the Region for Shared and Sustainable Development                    <\/h3>\n                <\/header>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div>    \n<\/article>    <\/div>\n    \n        \n        \n    \n        \n        \n    \n \n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n        <article class=\"md-WidgetPost md-GalleryItem md-GalleryItem-Publication dt-DataType-Publication md-PostItem md-PostItem-Overlayed\">\n    <div class=\"md-WidgetPost-Wrapper md-FeatureItem-Wrapper md-PostItem-Wrapper\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-transport-strategy-2030\">        \n            <div class=\"md-GalleryItem_Content md-GalleryItem-Publication_Content\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CAREC Transport Strategy 2030\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC-Transport-Strategy-2030.jpg\" class=\"md-GalleryItem_Thumbnail md-GalleryItem-Publication_Thumbnail\">\n                <header class=\"md-WidgetPost_Header md-GalleryItem_Header md-GalleryItem-Publication_Header\">\n                    <h3 class=\"md-WidgetPost_Title md-GalleryItem_Title md-GalleryItem-Publication_Title is-TextTruncated\">\n                        CAREC Transport Strategy 2030                    <\/h3>\n                <\/header>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div>    \n<\/article>    <\/div>\n    \n        \n        \n    \n        \n        \n    \n \n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n        <article class=\"md-WidgetPost md-GalleryItem md-GalleryItem-Publication dt-DataType-Publication md-PostItem md-PostItem-Overlayed\">\n    <div class=\"md-WidgetPost-Wrapper md-FeatureItem-Wrapper md-PostItem-Wrapper\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-trade-agenda-2030-strategic-action-plan\">        \n            <div class=\"md-GalleryItem_Content md-GalleryItem-Publication_Content\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030 and Rolling Strategic Action Plan 2018\u20132020\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/cover-490576.jpg\" class=\"md-GalleryItem_Thumbnail md-GalleryItem-Publication_Thumbnail\">\n                <header class=\"md-WidgetPost_Header md-GalleryItem_Header md-GalleryItem-Publication_Header\">\n                    <h3 class=\"md-WidgetPost_Title md-GalleryItem_Title md-GalleryItem-Publication_Title is-TextTruncated\">\n                        CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030 and Rolling Strategic Action Plan 2018\u20132020                    <\/h3>\n                <\/header>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div>    \n<\/article>    <\/div>\n    \n        \n        \n    \n        \n        \n    \n \n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n        <article class=\"md-WidgetPost md-GalleryItem md-GalleryItem-Publication dt-DataType-Publication md-PostItem md-PostItem-Overlayed\">\n    <div class=\"md-WidgetPost-Wrapper md-FeatureItem-Wrapper md-PostItem-Wrapper\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-energy-strategy-2030\">        \n            <div class=\"md-GalleryItem_Content md-GalleryItem-Publication_Content\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CAREC Energy Strategy 2030: Common Borders. Common Solutions. Common Energy Future.\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-energy-strategy-2030.jpg\" class=\"md-GalleryItem_Thumbnail md-GalleryItem-Publication_Thumbnail\">\n                <header class=\"md-WidgetPost_Header md-GalleryItem_Header md-GalleryItem-Publication_Header\">\n                    <h3 class=\"md-WidgetPost_Title md-GalleryItem_Title md-GalleryItem-Publication_Title is-TextTruncated\">\n                        CAREC Energy Strategy 2030: Common Borders. Common Solutions. Common Energy Future.                    <\/h3>\n                <\/header>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div>    \n<\/article>    <\/div>\n    \n        \n        \n    \n        \n            <div class=\"md-GalleryItem-Separator md-GalleryItem-Separator-04cols clearfix visible-sm-block visible-lg-block\"><\/div>\n                \n    \n \n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n        <article class=\"md-WidgetPost md-GalleryItem md-GalleryItem-Publication dt-DataType-Publication md-PostItem md-PostItem-Overlayed\">\n    <div class=\"md-WidgetPost-Wrapper md-FeatureItem-Wrapper md-PostItem-Wrapper\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-corridor-performance-measurement-monitoring-2018\">        \n            <div class=\"md-GalleryItem_Content md-GalleryItem-Publication_Content\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring Annual Report 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/2018-CAREC-CPMM-Annual-Report.jpg\" class=\"md-GalleryItem_Thumbnail md-GalleryItem-Publication_Thumbnail\">\n                <header class=\"md-WidgetPost_Header md-GalleryItem_Header md-GalleryItem-Publication_Header\">\n                    <h3 class=\"md-WidgetPost_Title md-GalleryItem_Title md-GalleryItem-Publication_Title is-TextTruncated\">\n                        CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring Annual Report 2018                    <\/h3>\n                <\/header>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div>    \n<\/article>    <\/div>\n    \n        \n        \n    \n        \n        \n    \n \n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n        <article class=\"md-WidgetPost md-GalleryItem md-GalleryItem-Publication dt-DataType-Publication md-PostItem md-PostItem-Overlayed\">\n    <div class=\"md-WidgetPost-Wrapper md-FeatureItem-Wrapper md-PostItem-Wrapper\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?publication=carec-2020-midterm-review\">        \n            <div class=\"md-GalleryItem_Content md-GalleryItem-Publication_Content\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CAREC 2020 Midterm Review\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/2016-CAREC-2020-MTR.jpg\" class=\"md-GalleryItem_Thumbnail md-GalleryItem-Publication_Thumbnail\">\n                <header class=\"md-WidgetPost_Header md-GalleryItem_Header md-GalleryItem-Publication_Header\">\n                    <h3 class=\"md-WidgetPost_Title md-GalleryItem_Title md-GalleryItem-Publication_Title is-TextTruncated\">\n                        CAREC 2020 Midterm Review                    <\/h3>\n                <\/header>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div>    \n<\/article>    <\/div>\n    \n        \n        \n    \n        \n        \n    \n \n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n        <article class=\"md-WidgetPost md-GalleryItem md-GalleryItem-Publication dt-DataType-Publication md-PostItem md-PostItem-Overlayed\">\n    <div class=\"md-WidgetPost-Wrapper md-FeatureItem-Wrapper md-PostItem-Wrapper\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?publication=growing-together-almaty-bishkek-corridor-investment-framework\">        \n            <div class=\"md-GalleryItem_Content md-GalleryItem-Publication_Content\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Growing Together: Almaty\u2013Bishkek Corridor Investment Framework\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/2016-ABCI-Investment-Framework.png\" class=\"md-GalleryItem_Thumbnail md-GalleryItem-Publication_Thumbnail\">\n                <header class=\"md-WidgetPost_Header md-GalleryItem_Header md-GalleryItem-Publication_Header\">\n                    <h3 class=\"md-WidgetPost_Title md-GalleryItem_Title md-GalleryItem-Publication_Title is-TextTruncated\">\n                        Growing Together: Almaty\u2013Bishkek Corridor Investment Framework                    <\/h3>\n                <\/header>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div>    \n<\/article>    <\/div>\n    \n        \n        \n    \n        \n        \n    \n \n    <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-md-6 col-lg-3\">\n        <article class=\"md-WidgetPost md-GalleryItem md-GalleryItem-Publication dt-DataType-Publication md-PostItem md-PostItem-Overlayed\">\n    <div class=\"md-WidgetPost-Wrapper md-FeatureItem-Wrapper md-PostItem-Wrapper\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?publication=from-landlocked-to-linked-in-the-central-asia-regional-economic-cooperation-program\">        \n            <div class=\"md-GalleryItem_Content md-GalleryItem-Publication_Content\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From Landlocked to Linked In: The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/2015-carec-landlocked.jpg\" class=\"md-GalleryItem_Thumbnail 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id=\"twp-22016\" class=\"style-one\">\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-0\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-1996-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">1996<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">1996<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\">Technical assistance to promote <x>regional economic cooperation<\/x> in Central Asia is approved<\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-1\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-1997-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">1997<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">1997<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\">Regional technical assistance for Central Asia supports projects that increase trade and cooperation between Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the <x>People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC), Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan<\/x><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                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   \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <i class=\"far fa-building\"><\/i>\r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2000<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2000<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\">The <x>CAREC Secretariat<\/x> is established at the Asian Development Bank<\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-4\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <i class=\"fas fa-chart-line\"><\/i>\r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2001<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2001<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\">In 2001, six CAREC-related projects were approved with a combined value of $247 million\r\n\r\n<m>First <x>CAREC Senior Officials\u2019 Meeting<\/x> is held in Manila, attended by delegations from Azerbaijan, the PRC, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan<\/m><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-5\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2002-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2002<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2002<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\">First<x> Ministerial Conference<\/x> reaches consensus for a flexible, practical approach within a results-oriented institutional framework. <x>Customs Cooperation Committee<\/x> was established<\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-6\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2003-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2003<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2003<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\">Six multilateral institutions commit to the program <\/br><\/br>\r\n<m><x>Azerbaijan and Mongolia join CAREC<\/x><\/m><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-7\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    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The private sector is encouraged to take part in the program<\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-8\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2005-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2005<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2005<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\"><x>Afghanistan joins CAREC<\/x>\r\n<m>The Energy Sector Coordinating Committee is formed<\/m><\/div>    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cooperation<\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-10\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2007-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2007<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2007<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\"><x>Ministers endorse the Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy<\/x><\/br><\/br>\r\n<m>The CAREC Institute Prospectus creates a mechanism to address \u201csecond-tier\u201d issues of communicable disease control, environmental protection, business development, capacity\u2013building initiatives, and research<\/m><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-11\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2008-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2008<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2008<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\"><x>Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the PRC is brought into the partnership<\/x><m>The Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan is endorsed to help liberalize trade regimes and get member countries into the WTO The Strategy for Regional Cooperation in the Energy Sector breaks ground as the first energy plan among Central Asian nations<\/m><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-12\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2009-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                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src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2010-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2010<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2010<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\"><x>Pakistan and Turkmenistan join CAREC<\/x>\r\n<m>The Development Effectiveness Review is launched to monitor CAREC\u2019s performance process<\/m><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-14\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2011-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2011<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2011<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\"><x>Ministers endorse the CAREC 2020, the strategic framework for expanding trade and improving global competitiveness<\/x><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-15\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2012-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2012<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2012<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\"><x>68 projects worth $23 billion are prioritized to complete the six CAREC transport corridors<\/x>\r\n<m>CAREC partners set a practical, results-oriented, and corridor-based approach to cross-border transport<\/m><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-16\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2013-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2013<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2013<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\"><x>Ministers approve a refined strategy for transport and trade facilitation to integrate multimodal transport, improved logistics, more links to gateway ports, and better services at border crossings<\/x>\r\n<m>Action plan for transport and trade facilitation comprises 108 investment projects worth $38.8 billion<\/m>\r\n<m>Ministers approve Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan 2013-2017<\/m><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        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class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-18\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2015-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2015<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2015<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\"><x>CAREC Institute\u2019s physical base is launched in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, PRC<\/x>\r\n<m>Georgia participates as an observer in the 14th Ministerial Conference<\/m><\/div> 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2017\u20132030<\/m><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-20\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2017-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2017<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2017<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\"><x>As of end September 2017, $30.5 billion in investments have gone into 182 CAREC-related projects<\/x>\r\n<m><x>Ministers endorse CAREC 2030, a new framework to guide CAREC to better connect people, policies and projects as an open and inclusive platform<\/x><\/m>\r\n<m>CAREC Institute obtains its legal status<\/m><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-21\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/carec-timeline-2018-256x256.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2018<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2018<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\">Ministers endorse <x>CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030<\/x> and its Rolling Strategic Action Plan 2018-2020 to further integrate CAREC countries with the global economy through trade expansion, greater diversification and stronger institutions for trade.\r\n<m>ADB and Turkmenistan sign a $500 million loan to improve Turkmenistan\u2019s transmission network and power supply and increase its electricity exports to the region.<\/m><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-22\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    <span>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/uploads\/CAREC-Transport-Strategy-2030.jpg \" > \r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                    <span class=\"year\">2019<\/span>                    <h4 class=\"title\">2019<\/h4>                    <div class=\"description\"><x>Ministers endorse the CAREC Transport Strategy 2030 and CAREC Energy Strategy 2030<\/x>\r\n<m>CAREC gathers Energy ministers in their first regional dialogue, where they agreed to double renewable energy and energy efficiency levels<\/m><\/div>                    <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                        <span><\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n       \r\n        <\/div>\r\n            <div id=\"twp-telement-23\" class=\"timeline\">\r\n           \r\n            <div class=\"timeline-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"circle\">\r\n                    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