transformation would enable to reflect Asia's increased role in global issues and bring interaction among the Member States to a qualitatively new level of cooperation. Launching the process of transformation of CICA into an international Organization is a key issue on the agenda of the Sixth CICA Summit, which will be held in October this year in the capital of Kazakhstan.
Special attention was devoted to CICA’s institutional development, in particular the establishment of new CICA institutions – the Council of Eminent Persons and the CICA Fund, as well as the transformation of the Think Tank Forum into a permanently functioning platform.
The practical significance of the updated CICA Catalogue of Confidence Building Measures, CICA's backbone document on the practical implementation of confidence building measures, was highlighted. Adapted at the Ministerial Meeting in 2021 to present-day realities, the Catalogue contains 18 priority areas within the five dimensions of interaction, including such new priority areas of cooperation such as epidemiological safety, public health and pharmaceuticals, security of information and communication technologies, connectivity and digitalization, as well as gender issues.
It was underlined that in 2021 44 events were held at the CICA platform, most of them in the Economic Dimension. In 2022, around 40 events are also planned to be held at the CICA platform.
The CICA Secretariat’s team informed the distinguished guests about the anniversary projects dedicated to the celebration of the 30th anniversary of CICA. In particular, the anniversary book, collection of fairy tales, tourist guidebook, as well as the anniversary medal and coins.
Within the framework of the event, the ceremony of the cancellation of a postage stamp was held, which “Kazpost” JSC dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the CICA.
The Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are Members States of CICA, and whereas Turkmenistan is the CICA Observer State since 2021.
