CONFERENCE ON INTERACTION AND CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES IN ASIA (CICA)

About: 

• What is it? CICA is a multi-national forum for enhancing cooperation towards promoting peace, security and stability in Asia.
  
  
• Established in: 1999. 
  
  
• Secretariat: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
  
  
• Membership:
  • For becoming a member of CICA, a state must have at least a part of its territory in Asia.
    
    
  • Presently CICA has 27 member states. 8 countries and five multi-national organizations, including united nations, have the observer status.
    
    
  • India is a member of CICA since its inception.
    
    
  
  
  
• Meeting:
  • The highest decision making organ of CICA is the meeting of the CICA heads of state and government. The CICA summit is convened every four years.
    
    
  • Meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs is required to be held every two years.
    
    
  
  
  
• Theme of the 5^th Summit (2019): Shared Vision for a Secure and More Prosperous CICA Region.