Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to attend a meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
The TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, October 14, that the further development of the organization will be one of the main topics of the meeting. Participants are also expected to exchange views on key international and regional issues.
CICA works to address major regional challenges and expand cooperation among its member states.
The organization has 28 member states, including Afghanistan, Russia, China, India, Iran, Pakistan and Azerbaijan, along with several other Asian countries.
Belarus, Japan, the United States and several other countries hold observer status, alongside the United Nations and a number of regional and international organizations.
