The International Institute for Central Asia organized an expert meeting on “The contribution of representatives of the expert and analytical community of Central and South Asia to ensuring regional security”.

The event took place within the framework of the High-Level International Conference on “The Regional Cooperation among the Central Asian States on the Joint Plan of Action for the Implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy”.

The meeting was attended by heads and leading experts of the analytical structures of Central and South Asia.

It was emphasized that this meeting is the practical implementation of the initiative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the creation of a permanent expert pool at IICA, put forward during the International Conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities”, held on 16 July 2021 in Tashkent.

The experts noted the current security situation in Central and South Asia, identified key threats to the stable development of the regions.

The need for more active involvement of think tanks in the work on developing optimal ways to resolve existing issues and promote practical cooperation between states was emphasized.

Following the event, the experts reached an agreement that the Uzbek side, in cooperation with the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, will develop proposals for the creation and functioning of the above expert pool and send them for further approval to the participants of the event.

UzA