Beijing commemorates 20 years of CICA
BEIJING. October 12. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan's embassy in China hosted a reception dated to the 20th jubilee of President Nazarbayev's initiative on convocation of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on Friday (September 12).
At the event Ambassador of Kazakhstan to China Nurlan Yermekbayev said that for the first time Nursultan Nazarbayev voiced the idea on CICA convocation at the 47th session of UN General Assembly on 5 October 1992.
According to China's Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping, over the last 20 years Kazakhstan, Turkey and other CICA member countries' efforts resulted in dynamic development of the organization.
"The CICA has become a multilateral international platform that plays a unique role in promoting interaction and cooperation in Asia, at the same time ensuring security and stability in the region," Cheng Guoping added.
Cheng Guoping especially emphasized China would take over CICA presidency in 2014-2016.
At the moment Turkey chairs the organization. The 5th of October is the official CICA Day.