CICA: a dialogue of trust between the countries of Asia

 NUR-SULTAN, 28 October 2020 – The Foreign Ministry, represented by the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Shakrat Nuryshev, held a briefing for heads of diplomatic missions of the state members and observers of the Conference on interaction and confidence building measures in Asia (CICA).

During the briefing, Mr. Nuryshev spoke in detail about the priorities of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the CICA for 2020-2022.

He noted in his speech that the increase in the number of members to 27 countries indicates the relevance of the idea of the First President of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation Nursultan Nazarbayev to convene the CICA in the context of modern geopolitical realities.

In this regard, the Kazakh presidency intends to promote an open and constructive dialogue within the framework of the CICA to strengthen trust between Asian States, as well as to jointly search for effective solutions to current problems.

One of the priorities of Kazakhstan's chairmanship is to promote further institutionalization of the Conference, in particular, the implementation of the initiatives of the Head of state Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the creation of the Council of sages of the CICA, the CICA Foundation and the transformation of the Forum of CICA analytical centers into a permanent platform.

Taking into account the latest global trends, the Kazakh chairmanship intends to develop cooperation between the Conference member States in the field of epidemiological security, public health, digitalization of the economy, etc. It is planned to actively use the cooperative potential of interaction with other regional organizations and forums to jointly confront transnational challenges and threats.

The participants expressed their readiness to work closely together for the further development of the CICA.