Proceedings of the 13th Meeting of the
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Then, Mr. ORUJOV touched upon the implementation phase of a project. He stated that after the
decision of the President the relevant state authority, The State Customer, announces and opens
a tender that is followed by signing a contract with the entity which wins the tender. Control
over the implementation of the project is carried out by The State Customer.
Lastly, Mr. ORUJOV touched upon the completion phase of a project. He said that construction
works are regulated by the “City Planning and Construction” Code of Azerbaijan. According to
the said Code, projects should be assessed in terms of their environmental impact. After
completion of the constructions work, the object is re-examined by the Ministry of Emergency
Situation.
b. Mali
Mr. Mamadou KONE, Director, Ministry of Transportation of Mali, delivered a presentation titled
“Mali: Transport Policy Summary”. At the beginning of his presentation, he gave some
information about population, GDP growth and geographical location of Mali. Then he attracted
the attention to the data and information of the transport sector and touched upon the current
situation of each mode of transport in Mali. He also mentioned the transnational transport
corridors passing away fromMali and their potential. He stated that annually approximately 5.6
millions of tons of imports and exports were carried through these transnational transport
corridors. Concerning the urban transport in Mali, Mr. KONE expressed that approximately 2
millions of displacement are realized per day whose 1,5 million motorized and 500 000 walks a
day.
Mr. KONE continued his presentation by giving some information concerning the National Policy
Paper on Transport, Transport Infrastructures, and Accessibility (PNTITD). He said that PNTITD
is adopted by the Government in 2015. PNTITD envisages strategies and action plans that would
be implemented to improve the transport capacity of Mali. In line with the PNTITD, the priority
projects can be listed as followings;
 Construction of dry ports,
 Rail interconnection Cote D’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Guinea,
 Rehabilitation of the Dakar – Bamako railway line,
 Renewal of road transport fleet,
 Implementation of an efficient urban transport system in the Bamako,
 Construction and rehabilitation of roads and bridges
At the end of his presentation, Mr. KONE stated that concerning the establishment of an efficient
urban transport system in Bamako, an urban public transport organization and regulation