The 6th Summit of the Council on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) was held in Astana

On October 12-13, 2022, Astana hosted the VI Summit of the CICA.

        The VI Summit of the CICA was timed to coincide with the 30^th anniversary of the initiative to convene the CICA and was held under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan.

        In his speech, the President of Kazakhstan K. Tokayev noted that during this period the CICA has become a platform for multilateral cooperation and an international institution of modern diplomacy.

        The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran E. Raisi took part in the 6^th Summit of the CICA and gave a speech. He stated that the world needs an even more effective role of regional mechanisms.

        As a result of the Summit, was adopted the Astana Statement on the transformation of the CICA into an international organization.