May 24, 2023
2 mins read

‘CICA mechanism offers de-escalation path for India-China’

When asked if CICA can mediate between India and China, Sarybay said that it depends upon the wishes of the two sides….writes Ashoke Raj

Conference of Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Secretary-General during his India visit on Tuesday recalled how the first CICA summit in Almaty helped to de-escalate the tension between India and Pakistan in 2002.

Kairat Sarybay while remembering the first summit said that at the very birth of CICA, “two major Asian countries in South Asia leaders met in Almaty because CICA provided this platform and at that time, India and Pakistan agreed to de-escalate. I was there at that meeting and international media immediately expressed hope CICA was bound to bring confidence between its stakeholders.” Sarybay made the above remarks while talking to ANI at the ‘Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia-(CICA)’.

When asked if CICA can mediate between India and China, Sarybay said that it depends upon the wishes of the two sides.

“CICA has the principle of taking all decisions by consensus. If we will have no consensus, we cannot act. So this is quite important that all sites involved in any conflict will perform the wish to solve the issue. If they need any assistance from the international community, including CICA, we are ready to provide any assistance that we can,” he told ANI.

Responding to what can CICA do in a collateral way, the Secretary-General added that CICA can “create confidence, bringing sites together, giving them the platform where they can meet each other without any compromise but with the will to solve the problem.”

“So that is why, yes, CICA is a very valuable mechanism but CICA is not a magic stick, so we desperately need the good wishes of our members,” he added.

China India ties will not go forward unless border tensions in Ladakh are resolved.(photo:IN)

Further he added, “Usually in CICA all of our member countries don’t bring bilateral issues and this is good that still we all together despite some differences and some problems with the members.”

Talking about India’s role in CICA, he said that India has many thought-provoking things on improving the relations within the 28-nation grouping.

He further highlighted that the bloc can address terrorism and cybersecurity which has emerged as a global threat.

He mentioned that “India has a very traditionally active foreign policy” starting from initiating the Non-Aligned Movement and in many other international forums as India plays a significant control in ensuring “global security”.

“So that is why I’m here to listen on the ideas that India has to deliver within the CICA and I’m very satisfied that India has many thought-provoking things about how we can improve the relations within the CICA because the new role of Asia is well perceived by Indian authorities,” he added.

The Secretary General of CICA also threw light on terrorism and cybersecurity being a global threat and how CICA will address the issue in the upcoming meeting.

CICA is an intergovernmental forum aimed at enhancing cooperation in promoting peace, security and stability in Asia and around the world. (ANI)

ALSO READ: China’s jobless rate soaring: 1 in 5 graduates are unemployed

Previous Story

INSV Tarini back home after historic voyage

Next Story

Modi’s PNG visit a landmark in India’s engagement with Pacific Islands

Latest from -Top News

Modi Leads Global South’s UNSC Reform Push

Modi had publicly welcomed the Pact of the Future’s inclusion of UNSC reform and described that development as a “good beginning The push for UN Security Council (UNSC) reform dominating this year’s

Baloch Activists Protest in Geneva

The demonstration aimed to bring international attention to the ongoing human rights violations in Balochistan…reports Asian Lite News Members of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) and allied human rights activists staged a

Trump Wishes Modi on 75th Birthday

Prime Minister Modi, in a post on X, called Trump his “friend” and thanked him for the wishes. US President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, reaching out

India Ready to Engage, Says Trump Advisor

Top official indicated that India’s oil purchases from Russia was hanging over trade relations between the two countries….reports Asian Lite News As US Assistant Trade Representative Brendan Lynch was in New Delhi
Go toTop

Don't Miss

India enhancing Eurasian ties through SCO

India has crucial geopolitical interests in Eurasia, driven by both

China Emerges as Lanka’s Largest Bilateral Creditor

In his recent statements President Wickremesinghe has described China in