Baku, October 15, AZERTAC “Baku is a city distinguished by its ancient history, rich cultural heritage and magnificent architectural landmarks. Under effective leadership and through a consistent development strategy, Azerbaijan has achieved significant progress. The country is making an important contribution to unlocking CICA’s potential in terms of both economic development and the expansion of international cooperation and mutual ties,” President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said in his address at the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), held in Baku.President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted that, through comprehensive cooperation, Azerbaijan was helping CICA play a more active role in addressing current geopolitical challenges and strengthening regional cooperation.He underlined the particular importance of strong organizations and cooperation mechanisms such as CICA across Asia.Tokayev said Azerbaijan was making significant efforts to advance this mission, adding that CICA’s future development strategy should continue to be based on openness, mutual trust and shared interests.