Cross-border Infrastructure
Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI)
The Greater Tumen Initiative started out as a 10yr program known Tumen River Area Development Programme in 1995. It was expanded, renamed, and extended for another 10yrs come 2005. The program focuses on the agriculture, environment, energy, trade and investment, tourism, and transportation sectors. The initiative initially started out with 5 countries, namely: People’s Republic of China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, and Russian Federation. In Nov 2009 however, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea withdrew its participation from the same. The initiative is supported by the United Nations Development Programme and other donors.
Agreements
- Ulaanbaatar Declaration (2018)Greater Tumen Initiative22 Jun 2018
- Moscow Declaration (2017)Greater Tumen Initiative29 Jun 2017
- GTI Strategic Action Plan for the Period 2017 to 2020Greater Tumen Initiative29 Jun 2017
- Seoul DeclarationGreater Tumen Initiative28 Apr 2016
- Yanbian Declaration (2014)Greater Tumen Initiative17 Sep 2014
News
- Trade fair of Northeast Asian regional cooperation body opens in [Republic of] KoreaYonhap News12 Oct 2016
Opinions and Editorials
- The Rise of Asia's Southern providers in East AsiaThe Asia Foundation12 Feb 2014
- Seoul[, Republic of Korea]-Moscow[, Russia] summit to declare cooperation in railway connection through Northeast AsiaBusinessKorea5 Nov 2013
- The Tumen River development projectThe Hankyoreh16 May 2013
- News analysis: Interests outweigh disagreements in [People's Republic of] China-Russia energy cooperationXinhua News Agency24 Mar 2013
Studies and Research
- Financing Development Cooperation in Northeast AsiaMasahiro KawaiAsian Development Bank Institute15 Feb 2013
- Pollution abatement of Tumen RiverGreater Tumen Initiative27 Jul 2006
- Baseline study for energy cooperation in Northeast AsiaGreater Tumen Initiative26 Jul 2006
- Tumen River area development programme: strategic action plan for the period 2006 to 2015Greater Tumen Initiative2 Sep 2005
Meetings
- 4th Trade and Investment Committee (TIC) & Customs Sub-Committee (CSC) meetings & The International SeminarGreater Tumen Initiative12 Dec 2019
- GTI Knowledge Management Framework Progress MeetingGreater Tumen Initiative21 Jan 2019
- 18th GTI Consultative Commission MeetingGreater Tumen Initiative22 Jun 2018
- 2018 Eleventh Meeting of the Greater Tumen Initiative Tourism BoardGreater Tumen Initiative17 May 2018
