President Tokayev meets Turkey's Erdogan on sidelines of CICA summit

AKIPRESS.COM - On the sidelines of the 5th CICA Heads of State Summit on June 14, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Akorda press service said.
The Turkish leader congratulated Tokayev on his victory in the elections and on the official assumption of the Kazakh President's office.
The leaders have discussed prospects for bilateral cooperation, topical issues of the regional and international agenda.
The parties exchanged invitations to make official visits.
The meeting has adopted a corresponding declaration following the CICA Fifth Summit.
While speaking in the event, Tokayev expressed confidence that the chairmanship of Tajikistan in the CICA will contribute to the active involvement of the Conference in solving the most pressing issues of the Asian area.
He stressed that the idea of ​​holding a Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, proposed in 1992 at the UN by Nursultan Nazarbayev, has opened a new milestone in the history of the Asian continent.
Tokayev emphasized the need to develop joint systemic approaches to countering international terrorism. According to him, the Code of Conduct on achieving a world free of terrorism, adopted at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly and supported by 82 states, could serve as a starting point in developing proposals for the prevention of threats of terrorism in the CICA area.
The Head of State also noted the urgency of expanding practical cooperation among member states in all key areas of the Meeting and proposed creating a special Fund to finance projects, programs and other activities of the Forum. According to the Kazakh President, the Foundation can become an additional incentive for the activities of the CICA Business Council and will give impetus to the growth of the economic well-being of all the States participating in the Meeting.