Asia’s Security Will Be Spoken On a Civil Summit

Asian Think Tanks will meet in the 5th International Turkish-Asian Congress held by TASAM with the agenda of “Building the Security in Asia and CICA“
In the 5th International Turkish-Asian Congress which will be attended on 03-05 June 2010 in Cevahir Congress Center, the opening speeches will be made by Turkish Foreign Minister Prof. Ahmet Davutoğlu, CICA Executive Director Ambassador Dulat Bakishev and TASAM Chairman Süleyman Şensoy.

Congress will be composed of six sessions which are “International Security and Asian Geopolitics“, “Asian Security Institutions and Regional Security Policies“, The Impact of Asymmetric Threats on Asian Security“, “Energy Cooperation and Politics of Energy Supply Security“, “Confidence Building Measures in Asia and Cooperation Opportunities“ and “Balance Between New Security Approaches and Democracy and Human Rights“.

The 5th International Turkish-Asian Congress will be held just before the 3rd CICA Summit that will take place at Çırağan Palace hosted by President Abdullah Gül and it will last three days. At the end of the Congress a document consisting of various proposals will be presented to the official summit.

CICA-Confederation of International Contractors’ Association was established in 1992 by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the confederation is composed of 20 members and 10 observers. CICA’s presidency will be taken by Turkey for the following two years after the summit that will be attended on June in İstanbul. The first summit of CICA was held in 2002, the second was attended in 2006 in Almaty. Kazakhstan will conduct the presidency of AGIT in 2010 and OIC in 2011.

Süleyman ŞENSOY Chairman of TASAM

CHAIRMAN ŞENSOY: CICA PRESIDENCY WILL MOVE TURKEY’S SOLUTION FOCUSED ROLE TO A MULTILATERAL PROCESS
“Turkey which is located at the crossroads of Asia, Europe and Africa; needs to become a state that affects globalism rather than being exposed to its effects“ Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies (TASAM) Chairman Süleyman Şensoy said.

Şensoy also emphasized CICA importance on international platform by saying “The initiatives of CICA are directed to reinforce the values of the modern world, to disseminate the ideas of integration and peace, to warm Asian peoples and to regional integration. The initiatives aforesaid have been important factors in reinforcing the role of Kazakhstan which is a post-Soviet Country in the international arena and paved the way for Kazakhstan’s taking the presidency of 2010 OSCE and 2011 OIC. The proposal of CICA’s 2010-2012 presidency to Turkey which is conscious about its role on the prevention of clashes and their solutions is the most obvious manifestation of the confidence shown in our country. Hence Turkey’s solution focused role that it put forward on the basis of countries will be crowned by this presidency and Turkey will contribute to global and regional stability on a larger scale.“

“OSCE AND CICA PRESIDENCIES PUT IN FRONT OF US THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE NOT TO BE MISSED“
After mentioning Kazakhstan’s pursuing multilateral and multidimensional policies as Turkey, Chairman Şensoy continued by saying “The biggest proof that Kazakhstan is turned to Europe as well as Asia is its taking over the 2010 AGIT Presidency. Kazakhstan’s 2010 OSCE presidency and Turkey’s CICA presidency which will last for two years are putting in front of us the opportunities which will get closer Asia and Europe on common ground and that are not to be missed.

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