KAZAKHSTAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL SECURITY
During their summit in Kazakhstan's city of Almaty on June 4, 2002, the heads of state and government of 16 Asian nations, declaring their support for peaceful resolution of disputes and the common fight against terrorism, established a new Asian security organization stretching from Egypt to China, an organization that has never existed in the past. In June 2006, the second summic of CICA took place in Almaty taking the organization to a new level.
Leaders and senior representatives of all the world's major faiths closed their two-day meeting in Astana September 24, 2003 with a strong condemnation of terrorism and prophecies of a "clash of civilizations". They pledged to continue dialogue in the name of peace, harmony and prosperity.
