BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 14. The first meeting
of the Women’s Council of the CICA was held in Baku, and an
advisory document was adopted, Trend reports.
Meanwhile, the meeting was attended by representatives of the
member states.
Opening the meeting with an introductory speech, the Chairperson
of the State Committee for Family, Women, and Children’s Issues,
Bahar Muradova, highlighted the importance and goals of the
council.
“The conference formed a solid foundation for the establishment
of this advisory body, which will be an effective platform for
dialogue, exchange of experiences, and preparation of joint
decisions. We are confident that these approaches and proposals
will be a reliable support for our future activities and will allow
us to achieve concrete, real results. This meeting opens a new page
in the development of our cooperation.
The initiative to establish the Women’s Council within the
framework of the priorities of the Azerbaijani Chairmanship on the
institutional development of the consultation was put forward at
the first stage of the chairmanship and received broad and sincere
support from the participating states. As a result of joint efforts
and constructive dialogue carried out last year, the relevant
regulations were adopted, which opened up new opportunities for
deepening cooperation in the field of gender policy,” she said.
In his speech, the Secretary General of the CICA, Kairat
Sarybay, briefed on the goals of the council. He noted that the
role of women should be strengthened in all areas. The Secretary
General highly appreciated the initiative of Azerbaijan and thanked
Baku for this. Sarybay added that more successful results will be
achieved with the chairmanship and initiative of Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, national statements of the representatives of the
member states were made, and in the end, the council’s advisory
document was adopted by vote.
