BEIJING, China, April 23. China has expressed its support for Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Trend reports.
This commitment was outlined in the Joint Statement on the Establishment of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the People’s Republic of China, signed on April 23 in Beijing by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
"China supports Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and highly values Azerbaijan’s efforts to organize a series of events under the theme ‘Stronger CICA: Connectivity, Digitalization, and Sustainable Development in Asia’ aimed at advancing the forum," the Joint Statement reads.