Kazakhstan, Jordan, UAE and Iran discuss interaction within CICA
16:50, 15 January 2009
ALMATY. January 15. KAZINFORM During the period of January 8-14 Executive Director of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Dulat Bakishev made a working visit to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Iran. The visit aimed at discussion of the issues of interaction within the CICA, Kazinform reports.
Current activity and oncoming events within the CICA were discussed at a meeting of D. Bakishev with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan and State Minister for Foreign Affairs of the UAE . The parties considered expansion of roles of these two new member states in the work of the CICA. Jordan and the UAE got the status of full-fledged members of the Organization at the III meeting of the foreign ministers of the CICA member countries in 2008.
In Tehran the Executive Director made a courtesy visit to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran M. Mottaki. The Iranian side reaffirmed its intention to continue its active participation in realization of the confidence-building measures within the Conference. Being a coordinator country Iran plans to hold a meeting of the CICA experts for elaboration of action plans in struggle against illegal drug traffic and management of the national emergency situations. Iran also expressed interest in participation in interaction in energy security and development of secure and efficient transport corridors.