VOL. XLI

No. 37

14-September-1998

FSU

European And Central Asia States Sign Silk Road Treaty

The representatives of 12 European and central Asian states signed in Baku on 8September the foundation treaty for the establishment a new major trade route based on theancient Silk Road. The Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) treaty isdesigned to improve the region's communications and transportation facilities andstandardize the members' customs and tariff regimes. According to the...