DUSHANBE, May 16, 2014, Asia-Plus — Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today morning left for China to attend the fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) that will take place in Shanghai.
According to the president’s official website, Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov, Aide to the President for Foreign Policy Erkinkhon Rahmatullozoda and Senior Assistant to the President Matloubkhon Davlatov are accompanying Rahmon on his working visit to China.
Tajik leader is expected to hold a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 4th CICA summit.
According to Chinese media sources, at least 14 heads of government will attend this inter-governmental forum for enhancing cooperation on promoting peace, security and stability in Asia.
CICA was launched by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in 1992 as the first step of a four-step process that may culminate in the creation of a transcontinental “Conference on Security and Cooperation in Eurasia.”
CICA has issued several key documents including a Declaration of Principles, Declaration of Eliminating Terrorism and Promoting Dialogue among Civilization, and the Almaty Act. Member-states seek to enlarge cooperation, and create and strengthen the atmosphere of peace, confidence, and friendship on the Asian continent in order to promote regional security.
CICA’s working bodies include the Head of States and Governments Meetings (summits) which occur every four years and serve as the supreme body of the Conference; the Minister of Foreign Affairs Meetings which occur every two years and advance consideration of all CICA-related activities; the Committee of Senior Officials which meets at least once a year and whose role it is to observe implementation of previous CICA decisions, conduct consultations on relevant current issues of the CICA, and consider the Special Working Groups activities; the Special Working Groups, formed upon the decision of the Senior Officials Committee for examination of issues referred to different spheres of CICA activities and realization of defined tasks. In addition, the member-states established a Secretariat that provides the administrative support for the regular meetings, political consultations, and other activities mentioned in the Almaty Act. The Secretariat’s activities are regulated by the Provision of the CICA Secretariat. The Secretariat’s seat is in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
