The third Summit of the Conference on Interaction andConfidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) adopted a joint declarationon coordination and confidence building measures among CICA members todeal with issues that pose a threat to the regions security.
Inthe joint declaration issued at the end of their summit in Istanbul,Turkey on June 9, leaders from the CICA members agreed that they willwork together to fight the proliferation of nuclear weapons, combatterrorism, and tackle catastrophes caused by climate change, includingrising sea levels, natural calamities and diseases. They will also boosteconomic cooperation and cultural exchanges for development and peacein Asia .
On addressing the closing session, the TurkishPresident Abdullah Gul, who chaired the third CICA summit, called on allnations in the region to work together to counter threats to stabilityand peace in the region and the world.
He asked those countriespresent to lay out specific measures to help stabilise the Middle East,demanded that Israel withdraws its troops from occupied areas andcondemned Israel for its May 31 attack on a ship carrying a cargo ofaid to the Gaza strip.
Vietnam’s Vice President NguyenThi Doan attended the event where she suggested more cooperation betweenCICA and other international organisations like ASEAN, OSCE and OIC andthe adoption of a long-term cooperation strategy and a closercoordinating mechanism amongst CICA members for handling peace andsecurity issues in the region.
Vietnam’s officially joiningof the CICA was announced at this summit. The country first took part inthe organization in 1993 as a guest participant at first and then as anobserver.
On the sidelines of the event, Vice President Doan metwith the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, who expressed hopes thatVietnam will contribute productively to the CICA’s affairs.
TheBangladeshi minister said that she wanted to see the two countriescooperating more closely and effectively in the fields of agriculture,industry, culture, education and healthcare.
The Vietnameseleader said the two countries need to continue cooperating at regionaland international forums while reiterating Vietnam ’s consistentpolicy of furthering its friendship and cooperation with South Asiancountries, including Bangladesh./.
Inthe joint declaration issued at the end of their summit in Istanbul,Turkey on June 9, leaders from the CICA members agreed that they willwork together to fight the proliferation of nuclear weapons, combatterrorism, and tackle catastrophes caused by climate change, includingrising sea levels, natural calamities and diseases. They will also boosteconomic cooperation and cultural exchanges for development and peacein Asia .
On addressing the closing session, the TurkishPresident Abdullah Gul, who chaired the third CICA summit, called on allnations in the region to work together to counter threats to stabilityand peace in the region and the world.
He asked those countriespresent to lay out specific measures to help stabilise the Middle East,demanded that Israel withdraws its troops from occupied areas andcondemned Israel for its May 31 attack on a ship carrying a cargo ofaid to the Gaza strip.
Vietnam’s Vice President NguyenThi Doan attended the event where she suggested more cooperation betweenCICA and other international organisations like ASEAN, OSCE and OIC andthe adoption of a long-term cooperation strategy and a closercoordinating mechanism amongst CICA members for handling peace andsecurity issues in the region.
Vietnam’s officially joiningof the CICA was announced at this summit. The country first took part inthe organization in 1993 as a guest participant at first and then as anobserver.
On the sidelines of the event, Vice President Doan metwith the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, who expressed hopes thatVietnam will contribute productively to the CICA’s affairs.
TheBangladeshi minister said that she wanted to see the two countriescooperating more closely and effectively in the fields of agriculture,industry, culture, education and healthcare.
The Vietnameseleader said the two countries need to continue cooperating at regionaland international forums while reiterating Vietnam ’s consistentpolicy of furthering its friendship and cooperation with South Asiancountries, including Bangladesh./.
