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CICA to transform into Asia cooperation, security org - Nazarbayev
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8/6 Tass 245
ISTANBUL, June 8 (Itar-Tass) - The Conference on Interaction and
Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) will transform itself into a
full-fledged cooperation and security organisation in Asia, Kazakhstan's
President Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the third summit of the CICA heads
of state and government on Tuesday.
"The CICA is clearly gaining traits that allow for its transformation
into a full-fledged cooperation and security organization in Asia. I am
glad to greet Vietnam and Iraq upon entering the CICA and Bangladesh upon
joining us as an observer. Our forum has already united 22 countries
occupying more than 90 percent of Asia's territory with half of the world'
s population," he said.
The Kazakh leader proposed raising the status of the CICA
Secretariat's head to that of secretary-general. He also came out in favor
of the establishment of the OSCE-CICA forum and close contacts with the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, "intensification of cooperation with
Muslim countries and mainly with the Organization of the Islamic
Conference on the multilateral basis."
Speaking about international relations in Asia Nazarbyaev said he
hoped for "progress in the creation of a nuclear arms-free zone in the
Middle East and expressed certainty over future settlement of Iran's
nuclear problem through exclusively diplomatic methods."
At the same time Nazarbayev said, "the cooperation agreement on
uranium among Iran, Turkey and Brazil was an important step on the way to
such a settlement."
According to Nazarbayev, the new aggravation of relations between
South Korea and North Korea has raised great concern. He called upon both
sides not to undertake any actions leading to an escalation of tensions in
the Korean Peninsula.
The Kazakh president also called upon the world community to work out
a full-scale plan for international aid to Kyrgyzstan, "where it is
necessary to establish an effective system of government" for the
appropriate use of that aid.
-0-gor/str
8/6 Tass 245
ISTANBUL, June 8 (Itar-Tass) - The Conference on Interaction and
Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) will transform itself into a
full-fledged cooperation and security organisation in Asia, Kazakhstan's
President Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the third summit of the CICA heads
of state and government on Tuesday.
"The CICA is clearly gaining traits that allow for its transformation
into a full-fledged cooperation and security organization in Asia. I am
glad to greet Vietnam and Iraq upon entering the CICA and Bangladesh upon
joining us as an observer. Our forum has already united 22 countries
occupying more than 90 percent of Asia's territory with half of the world'
s population," he said.
The Kazakh leader proposed raising the status of the CICA
Secretariat's head to that of secretary-general. He also came out in favor
of the establishment of the OSCE-CICA forum and close contacts with the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, "intensification of cooperation with
Muslim countries and mainly with the Organization of the Islamic
Conference on the multilateral basis."
Speaking about international relations in Asia Nazarbyaev said he
hoped for "progress in the creation of a nuclear arms-free zone in the
Middle East and expressed certainty over future settlement of Iran's
nuclear problem through exclusively diplomatic methods."
At the same time Nazarbayev said, "the cooperation agreement on
uranium among Iran, Turkey and Brazil was an important step on the way to
such a settlement."
According to Nazarbayev, the new aggravation of relations between
South Korea and North Korea has raised great concern. He called upon both
sides not to undertake any actions leading to an escalation of tensions in
the Korean Peninsula.
The Kazakh president also called upon the world community to work out
a full-scale plan for international aid to Kyrgyzstan, "where it is
necessary to establish an effective system of government" for the
appropriate use of that aid.
-0-gor/str
