Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Kairat Sarybay, secretary-general of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Operative Information Center-OMM about the meeting.
The sides exchanged views on the outcomes of CICA’s 7th Summit, held in Baku on October 15, Azerbaijan’s activities as the organization’s chair for 2024–2026, the priorities of Azerbaijan’s chairmanship and of CICA for the coming period, and the organization’s institutional development.
They highlighted the significance of successfully holding the 7th Summit under Azerbaijan’s chairmanship for strengthening dialogue, mutual understanding and confidence across Asia. They expressed confidence that the summit’s outcomes would help further strengthen the organization, expand cooperation among member states and promote joint approaches to shared challenges.
The sides also emphasized the importance of agreements reached in the summit’s final documents in setting the future direction of CICA’s work and enhancing its focus on practical results.
They noted Azerbaijan’s extensive experience in multilateral diplomacy and its successful chairmanships of international organizations, adding that the country’s CICA chairmanship is aimed at strengthening the organization’s international role and standing, expanding cooperation among member states and promoting confidence-building measures.
They discussed efforts during Azerbaijan’s chairmanship to accelerate CICA’s institutional development, improve the effectiveness of its work and increase its practical benefits for member states. They highlighted cooperation in education, women’s empowerment, youth, media, transport connectivity and other areas, as well as the importance of platforms established in these fields. The initiatives, they said, support the exchange of experience among member states, strengthen mutual understanding and create opportunities for concrete cooperation.
Secretary-General Kairat Sarybay thanked Azerbaijan for organizing CICA’s 7th Summit to a high standard and for its contributions to the organization during the country’s chairmanship. He also expressed gratitude for Azerbaijan’s support during his six years as secretary-general.
Sarybay noted the importance of Azerbaijan’s chairmanship for CICA’s development, expanding cooperation within the organization and strengthening trust among member states. He expressed confidence that efforts to strengthen the organization’s work would continue in the coming period and wished incoming Secretary-General Sultan Hajiyev success in his future role.
Bayramov, in turn, thanked Sarybay for his successful work during his tenure and wished him success in his future professional activities.
The sides also exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest.
