Astana: The meeting of the Senior Officials Committee (SOC) of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), chaired by Azerbaijan, took place in Astana.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the meeting focused on Azerbaijan’s activities during its presidency of CICA, emphasizing the themes of connectivity, digitalization, and sustainable growth in Asia.
The Azerbaijani delegation shared updates on the ongoing transformation of CICA into an international organization, including the progress of negotiations on a draft Charter. The event also included an annual assessment of the implementation of confidence-building measures in the military-political domains of CICA.
Participants reviewed the development of cooperation among member states in the military-political sphere and discussed CICA’s role as a multilateral military security platform. The meeting also covered the draft Action Plan of the CICA Think Tank Forum (TTF) and reviewed concept documents related to confidence-building measures across various domains. Additionally, a concept document ‘On the development of small and medium-sized businesses’ was adopted.