Original title: The sixth CICA summit took place in Kazakhstan
Xinhua News Agency, Astana, October 13 (Reporter Zhang Jiye) The sixth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, from 12 to 13.
According to KHA news, the summit approved the “Declaration of Astana on the update of the CICA”, “Declaration of the leaders of the CICA member states on cooperation in the field of information security”, “Implementation of the CICA”<联合国全球反恐战略>Action plan and other results documents. The countries unanimously agreed to establish a CICA Fund to support Kazakhstan to continue serving as CICA president until 2024. During the summit, AsiaInfo officially accepted Kuwait as its 28th member and signed a memorandum of d ‘ agreement with the Eurasian Economic Commission, thus becoming the sixth partner organization of AsiaInfo.
UN Secretary General António Guterres attended the online summit. He said that in the face of the increasingly tense geopolitical situation, strengthening regional cooperation is more important than ever. Peace and prosperity in Asia benefit all parties. After 30 years of development, CICA has become an important dialogue platform for Asian countries.
Kazakh President Tokayev delivered a speech at the summit, saying that during the presidency of the CICA, Kazakhstan has actively promoted cooperation in various sectors within the CICA and is committed to transforming and updating the CICA into an international organization.
CICA is a security forum initiated by Kazakhstan at the 47th United Nations General Assembly in 1992. It is committed to formulating and implementing multilateral confidence measures aimed at strengthening peace, security and stability in Asia and strengthening cooperation in areas related. China is a founding member of AsiaInfo. Kazakhstan has assumed the presidency of the CICA since 2020.
