Kazakhstan, CICA sign Protocol to Host Country Agreement

Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu received Secretary General of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Kairat Sarybay, Kazinform News Agency cites the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry. 

During the meeting, Minister Nurtleu noted that Kazakhstan, as the founding country and the current chairman of the Conference, attaches great importance to the activities of CICA and its transformation into a full-fledged international organization.

Particular attention paid to the current state of implementation of the initiatives and priorities of the Kazakh chairmanship, as well as further prospects for the development of CICA.

Following the meeting, the parties signed the Protocol on Amendments to the Host Country Agreement regarding the terms and conditions of the Secretariat’s presence in Kazakhstan.

The amendments to this Agreement are intended to strengthen the international status of the CICA Secretariat in accordance with the practice of the UN and other international organizations.