BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 7. Another meeting of
the Committee of High-Level Persons of the Conference on
Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) was
held under the presidency of Azerbaijan in the administrative
building of the Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and
Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Astana, Kazakhstan,
today, Trend
reports via the Azerbaijani MFA.
The ministry noted that the activity of Azerbaijan within the
framework of the presidency of the CICA on the theme "A stronger
CICA: digitalization, connectivity and sustainable development in
Asia", the steps taken in various areas of cooperation, and the
main directions of cooperation between the member states were
reviewed at the meeting.
The presidency briefed on the developments in the agenda of the
CICA transformation into an international organization, including
the progress of negotiations on the relevant draft charter.
The event conducted an annual assessment of the implementation
of confidence-building measures in the military-political dimension
of the CICA. The development of cooperation in the
military-political sphere by the member states, and the role of the
CICA as a multilateral military security platform in this direction
were considered.
The meeting discussed the draft Action Plan for the CICA Think
Tanks Forum, reviewed concept documents on the implementation of
confidence-building measures in various dimensions of the CICA, and
adopted a concept document on the development of small and
medium-sized businesses.
In addition, the event involved an exchange of views on other
issues of mutual interest in the CICA space.
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