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PRESIDENT-ROHINGYS-CICA-SUMMIT-TWO LAST DUSHANBE
Mentioning that CICA is now appearing to be an prominent actor in establishing
regional security, President Hamid said Bangladesh proposes to strengthen its
institutional capacity, inclusiveness and increase its cooperation in various
fields.
Bangladesh will continue its efforts to be a partner to build a peaceful,
stable and cooperative new Asia as CICA steps into its third decade, he
hoped.
President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomail Rahmon chaired the session
of the summit while 39 representatives of different countries and
international organisations, including Presidents of nine states, prime
ministers of three countries and amir of Qatar attended it.
The main programme of the fifth CICA Summit formally began at 9:49 am
(local time) as the theme of the summit is “Common vision for a secure and
more prosperous CICA region”.
The CICA is a multi-national forum for enhancing cooperation towards
promoting peace, security and stability in Asia.
The objectives of the CICA also include eradicating the menace of terrorism
in all its forms and manifestations, combating illicit drug production and
trafficking, and promoting trade and economic cooperation for the prosperity
and stability in Asia.
The CICA has 27-member states: China, Russia, Bangladesh, Afghanistan,
Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Republic of
Korea, , Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates,
Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
It has also eight observer countries. These are – Belarus, Indonesia,
Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Ukraine and USA.
Five international organizations, including the United Nations,
International Organization for Migration (IOM), Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), League of Arab States and Parliamentary
Assembly of the Turkic Speaking Countries (TURKPA) are too associated with
it.
The CICA member states cover about 90 percent of the territory and
population of Asia.
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, Secretary (Bilateral and Consular)
Kamrul Ahsan and secretary to the President Sampad Barua, among others, were
present at the session.
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