Kazakh Foreign Minister met with CICA Executive Director
13:54, 22 June 2011
ASTANA. June 22. KAZINFORM Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov has received CICA Executive Director, Ambassador Cınar Aldemir in Astana; Kazinform refers to the Kazakh MFA's press service.
It was noted that the CICA initiative is gaining more and more credibility from the international community that is confirmed by involvement of working groups under the auspices of the UN to combat terrorism in Central Asia, Afghanistan and the OSCE working group on preventive diplomacy and conflict prevention.
Speaking about the current CICA Chairman - Turkey, Kazykhanov appreciated the support of official Ankara to the CICA process.
As for the current activities of the organization, the parties discussed the Turkey's proposal to convene an informal CICA Council of Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the next meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York this year.