Provision on CICA secretariat discussed in Almaty

A meeting of the CICA special working group took place in Almaty at which the work on a provision on the CICA secretariat was regarded, MFA of RK has advised KZ-today.

The provision on the CICA must become a legal basis for the establishment and functioning of the secretariat. The document will define functions, organisational structure, and financing principles of the secretariat. In particular, the document stipulates that the secretariat will define necessary administrative support to meetings in the CICA on various levels.

The draft provision on the CICA secretariat is planned to be adopted at the next meeting of the CICA foreign ministers on the eve of the second summit of the CICA presidents in 2006.