page_title: TRACECA
section_title: Membership
hierarchical_section_title: TRACECA / Membership
caption_attribution_description: English: Blue - EU; dark green - TRACECA participating; light green - agreement signed, but not yet participating
context_page_description: TRACECA is an international transport programme involving the European Union and 12 member States of the Eastern European, Caucasian and Central Asian region. The programme aim is to strengthen economic relations, trade and transport in the regions of the Black Sea basin, South Caucasus and Central Asia. It has a permanent Secretariat, originally financed by the European Commission, in Baku, Azerbaijan, and a regional office in Odessa, Ukraine. Since 2009 the organisation has been entirely financed by member countries.
context_section_description: The following states currently participate in the TRACECA program:
   Armenia
   Azerbaijan
   Georgia
   Kazakhstan
   Kyrgyzstan
   Iran
   Moldova
   Turkey
   Ukraine
   Uzbekistan
   Tajikistan
   Turkmenistan
  Plus the 27 member states of the
   EU
  Iran officially joined TRACECA in 2009 after their request was accepted during that year's September Brussels meeting. However technical assistance related to the project has not been provided to Iran since 2010 due to UN Security and EU sanctions.
  In July 2016, Greece announced they are considering joining TRACECA activities as an observer.
caption:   European Union   TRACECA participating states   TRACECA agreement signed, but not yet participating
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