Plan of Implementation of CBMs for 2025

 

No. TITLE & FORMAT OF THE EVENT ORGANIZER (venue) PRELIMINARY DATES
COMPLETED EVENTS
February
1 Meeting of the PNLU Coordination Council ADA University (Republic of Azerbaijan), assisted by the CICA Secretariat 21 February
2 CICA Business Council Board Meeting The Management Board of KOBIA, assisted by the CICA Secretariat 24 February
3 Law Enforcement Training Program on Open Source Intelligence in Criminal Investigations for CICA Member States (online) The Republic of Türkiye, the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crime (TADOC) 24 – 28 February
4 Workshop on “Awareness raising of the CICA Member States on security in the use of ICTs” (online) The Russian Federation 26 February
5 SWG Meeting (offline in Baku) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, assisted by the CICA Secretariat 26 and 28 February
6 Senior Officials Committee (offline in Baku) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, assisted by the CICA Secretariat 27 February
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
March
7 CICA event on: Advancing Integrated Solutions to Confront the Rising Threat of Extremism Leading to Terrorism (online) The Arab Republic of Egypt, the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) and the Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism March
8 International Essay Contest for CICA Youth (online) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan Republic March
Dates to be clarified (first quarter)
9 CICA Workshop on Regional Cyber Security Confidence Building and Capacity Enhancement for CICA Member States (hybrid format – offline and online) The People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the National Cyber Security Agency, the ICT division  
II Quarter
April
10 Law Enforcement Training Program on Crime Intelligence Analysis for CICA Member States (online) The Republic of Türkiye, the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crime (TADOC) 7 – 11 April
11 Special Working Group (online) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, assisted by the CICA Secretariat 22 – 23 April
12 Conference on “Cooperation perspective among CICA countries in protection of cultural heritage” (offline) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the State Service for Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture 18 April
13 Facilitating SME Access to Investment Capital: Regulation of Investment Promotion and Support for the Establishment of Joint Projects Between CICA Members (online) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the KOBIA (Azerbaijan), in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and relevant financial institutions of CICA Member States April
14 CICA Youth Brainstorming Competition (offline) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan Republic April
May
15 CICA seminar in the area of transport The Russian Federation, the Autonomous non-commercial organization “Directorate of International Transport Corridors” 14 May
16 Circular Green Tourism in CICA countries (offline) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan Republic in collaboration with the CICA Secretariat Phase 1: May (initial kick-off), Phase 2: June 2025 – June 2026 (project development)
17 CICA Business Council Meeting (offline in Baku)    
18 9th CICA Business Forum (offline in Baku)    
June
19 Special Working Group (offline in Astana)    
20 Senior Officials Committee (offline in Astana)   June – July (TBC)
21 CICA AI Art Competition (online) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan Republic June
Dates to be clarified (second quarter)
22 Implementation of exchange of experience in the field of digitalization of transport corridors among CICA member countries (hybrid format – offline and online) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan Second quarter of 2025
Dates to be clarified (first half of the year)
23 The CICA seminar “Mainstreaming Nutrition Innovations, Including NCD Prevention Practices: A Road Toward Achieving Universal Health Coverage” (online) The Arab Republic of Egypt, the Ministry of Health and Population First half of 2025 (January to June)
24 International Summit on Agricultural Sector Insights: Harnessing Partial Equilibrium Models for Evidence-Based Management for CICA Member States (hybrid format – offline and online) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan First half of 2025
25 Trainings for cybersecurity specialists among CICA Member States (online) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Electronic Security Service under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan First half of 2025
26 Exchange of experience and knowledge between CICA Member States in the field of cyber security (online) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Electronic Security Service under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan First half of 2025
III Quarter
August
27 Seminar on Women’s Role and Contribution to SMEs Development among CICA Member States (hybrid format – offline and online) The Kingdom of Thailand 3-7 August
28 The CICA symposium “Challenges for Sustainable Food Production Under Climate Change” (online) The Arab Republic of Egypt, the Agriculture Research Center Third week of August
29 CICA Think Tank Forum   August - September (TBC)
September
30 Law Enforcement Training Program on Counter Migrant Smuggling, Human Trafficking and Organ Tissue Trafficking for CICA Member States The Republic of Türkiye, the Turkish National Police Counter Migrant Smuggling and Border Gates Department 8-12 September
31 Law Enforcement Training Program on Organized Crime Investigations and Investigation Techniques for CICA Member States (online) The Republic of Türkiye, the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crime (TADOC) 22 – 26 September
32 Law Enforcement Training Program: Specialization Training of Travel Documents Forgery for CICA Member States The Republic of Türkiye, the Turkish National Police Counter Migrant Smuggling and Border Gates Department 22-26 September
33 CICA Conference of Heads of Ports (offline) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Port of Baku, the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the CICA Secretariat September
34 CICA Informal Ministerial Council meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly CICA Secretariat Third decade
IV Quarter
October
35 Law Enforcement Training Program: Basic Training of Travel Documents Forgery for CICA Member States The Republic of Türkiye, the Turkish National Police Counter Migrant Smuggling and Border Gates Department 5-9 October
36 Online law enforcement training program on anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism for CICA Member States The Republic of Türkiye, the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crime (TADOC) 20-24 October
37 CICA event on: Strengthening SME Participation in Trade: Enhancing Access to Markets by Improving E-Commerce (online) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the KOBIA (Azerbaijan), in partnership with relevant trade and technology ministries and digital commerce stakeholders from CICA Member States October
38 The Side Event on “SDGs in Action” on the sidelines of the 8th CICA Youth Council Meeting The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan Republic  
39 8th CICA Youth Council Meeting The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan Republic  
November
40 Digital Transformation and Innovation Forum for CICA Member States The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA) under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan Fourth quarter of 2025
December
41 SWG meeting    
42 SOC meeting    
43 Rally of the Volunteer Movement Leaders of CICA Countries (offline) The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan Republic December
44 Panel section for CICA countries within the framework of the International Forum of Civil Participation #WeAreTogether (offline) The Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, the Association of Volunteer Centers December
Dates to be clarified (IV Quarter)
45 Egypt: A Gateway to Investment and Economic Growth for CICA Member States (online) The Arab Republic of Egypt, the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, concerned entities in Egypt, in collaboration with relevant CICA bodies September to November (TBC)
Dates to be clarified (second half of the year)
46 CICA seminar on the use of ICT The Russian Federation, the Department of International Information Security of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second half of 2025
47 CICA event on the sidelines of the Istanbul Human Resources Forum 2025 (offline) The Republic of Türkiye, the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Human Resources Office Second half of 2025
48 CICA webinar in the area of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population The Republic of Kazakhstan TBC