Priorities of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the CICA were presented in Doha

On September 19, 2021, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the State of Qatar organized an event on the occasion of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the CICA, which was attended by the heads of diplomatic missions of Asian states accredited in Doha, representatives of the Qatari Foreign Ministry and journalists.

In his speech, Ambassador A. Issagaliyev stressed that the initiative of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy N.A. Nazarbayev to convene the CICA, announced almost 30 years ago, has received wide international recognition and implementation as the most important platform of the Asian security and cooperation system, uniting 27 member states, which together generate more than 50% of world GDP and provide two-thirds of global economic growth.

The diplomat spoke in detail about the priorities of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the CICA, the main of which is the consistent promotion of the institutional development of the forum and the creation of an Organization for Security and Development in Asia on its basis. It was stressed that «the transformation of the CICA into a full-fledged organization will give the successfully operating dialogue platform an international subjectivity and a global role, thereby strengthening the levers of influence of Asian states on global processes».

The participants of the event were also informed about the main aspects of the upcoming 6th meeting of the Ministers of foreign countries participating in the CICA, which will be held on October 11-12, 2021 in Nur-Sultan. Following the results of the event, an exchange of views on the issues of the regional agenda took place.

At the same time, a photo exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan «Kazakhstan recognized by the world community» was organized on the sidelines of this event.