G. Pustovitov, Director of CARICC, participated at the international seminar dedicated to the 26th anniversary of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on October 18th, 2018 in Astana.
The event was hosted by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a view to implement instructions of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev on commencing practical work to develop and strengthen cooperation in the military and political dimension of CICA in the National University of Defense named after the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Discussions of confidence-building measures implementation in the military and political dimension of the CICA, strengthening mutual cooperation to ensure peace, stability and security in Asia were the main objectives of the seminar.
The event was attended by the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors of Qatar, Palestine, representatives of military departments of more than 20 Member States and observer countries of CICA, the CICA Secretariat, military attaches on defense issues accredited in Kazakhstan, as well as international organizations such as OSCE Programme Office in Astana, the SCO RATS, and CARICC.

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