Bishkek, March 30, 2021. / Kabar /. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Ruslan Kazakbaev participated on Tuesday in the 9th Ministerial Conference Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process on Afghanistan, held on that day in Dushanbe via videoconference l.
The international forum entitled "Strengthening Consensus for Peace and Development" was opened by Presidents of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and co-chaired by foreign ministers of these countries.
During the conference, the participants discussed how the international community can help further the inter-Afghan reconciliation process and promote regional cooperation to integrate Afghanistan into the regional framework.
In his remarks, Kazakbaev expressed support for the government of Afghanistan's peace efforts in the country.
In addition, the Kyrgyz minister urged the participants of the Istanbul Process to help solve the problem of the Afghan Kyrgyz of the Great and Little Pamirs.
The Dushanbe Declaration, agreed upon as a result of the Senior Officials’ Meeting entitled "Strengthening Consensus for Peace and Development," reflects specific areas of cooperation between participating states and countries supporting the process of strengthening security, developing trade and economic ties and regional integration.
The Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process is an initiative of Afghanistan and Turkey, which was officially launched at a conference hosted by Turkey in Istanbul on November 2, 2011. Since then, Afghanistan supported by fourteen Participating Countries of the Heart of Asia Region and 16 Supporting Countries beyond the region as well as 12 Regional and International Organizations is leading and coordinating this Process. It is a platform for promoting regional security, economic and political cooperation centered on Afghanistan through dialogue and a set of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs).
The Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process aims at promoting and strengthening peace, security, stability and prosperity in Afghanistan and in the region through confidence building and enhancing regional cooperation among 15 countries of the Heart of Asia Region. The HoA-IP has become one of the most interactive voluntary state-groupings in the HoA Region.
It brings Afghanistan's immediate and extended neighbors as well as international supporters together through the following focus areas: 1) political consultations; 2) implementation of the CBMs; and 3) cooperation with regional organizations.
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