CICA Summit in Shanghai to become the largest political event in Asia
ASTANA. KAZINFORM "The Shanghai Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) will become the largest political event in the region," Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov said.
"The Shanghai Summit will kick off on May 21. Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected pay an official visit to China and also to attend the Summit," he added. "Issues concerning ensuring military and political security, economic cooperation, cultural and humanitarian and ecological dimensions in Asia were placed on its agenda. The Summit ahead will be a new step towards strengthening Asian security and collaboration," he stated. Kazakh Leader Nursultan Nazarbayev put forward the initiative to convene the CICA at the 47th session of the UN General Assembly back to October 1992. The first summit took place in 2002.