Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath will lead Sri Lanka’s delegation to the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 14 and 15 October.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Herath will deliver Sri Lanka’s national statement at the summit, which is being held under the theme “Stronger CICA: Connectivity, Digitalisation and Sustainable Growth in Asia”.
The ministry said he is also expected to hold bilateral talks with his counterparts from member countries including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. He will also meet leaders of host country Azerbaijan and the CICA Secretary-General.
The summit is expected to bring together heads of state, heads of government and foreign ministers from CICA’s 28 member states across South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East.
For readers in Sri Lanka, the ministry said the visit gives the country a chance to explore new economic partnerships with the fast-growing economies of Central Asia.
The summit opens in Baku on 14 October.
