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The State of Kuwait makes voluntary financial contribution to CICA




On 23 January 2025, CICA Secretary General, Ambassador Kairat Sarybay, hosted H.E. Dr. Omar Alkanderi, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Kazakhstan at the CICA Secretariat.

The meeting marked the occasion of Kuwait’s voluntary financial contribution to the CICA Secretariat’s budget, further demonstrating the country’s commitment to supporting the organization. The Secretary General expressed his sincere gratitude to the Kuwaiti side for its continued support for the CICA process, emphasizing that Kuwait has been an active Member State since joining CICA in October 2022. Last year’s contribution of Kuwait has already been used to promote multilingualism, in particular to prepare an Arabic translation of "Tales of Asia," set to be published soon.

Ambassador Alkanderi was briefed on the priorities of the Azerbaijani Chairmanship and preparations for major upcoming CICA events, including the Seventh CICA Summit in 2026 in Baku and the additional Ministerial Council meeting in New York this year. The CICA Secretary General updated the guest on the ongoing construction of the CICA Headquarters building in Astana and discussed various contributions of Member States aimed at reflecting the Asian spirit of the new premises.

Ambassadors explored ways to further engage Kuwait in various CICA activities, in particular through implementing confidence building measures in specific priority areas.

The meeting reaffirmed the importance attached by Kuwait to CICA’s work on building trust, fostering dialogue, and promoting cooperation for the sake of peace and stability across Asia.

The full texts of the statements on the occasion of the voluntary contribution are available at the following links:

 Statement by CICA Secretary General, Ambassador Kairat Sarybay
 Statement by H.E. Dr. Omar Alkanderi, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Kazakhstan

 


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