Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines: 26-27 April 2005
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The Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) on Central Asia Economic Cooperation was convened at the Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines, on 26-27 April 2005. Delegates from the seven CAREC Member Countries: Azerbaijan, the People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan as well as representatives from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, and the World Bank attended the Meeting.
The SOM participants:
- reviewed the progress made since the 3rd Ministerial Conference held in Astana, Kazakhstan in November 2004 and the work plans for the four priority sectors: transport, trade facilitation, trade policy and energy
- deliberated on strategic questions and issues, including the geographic, program and policy scope of the CAREC Program, as well as greater private sector participation and the relationship to other regional cooperation initiatives; and
- discussed (i) the preparation of a comprehensive action plan and performance indicators, (ii) capacity building for strengthening regional cooperation, (iii) plans for a Regional Business Roundtable, (iv) the UNDP human development report for Central Asia, (v) the Silk Road Regional Program, and (v) arrangements for the next SOM and 4th Ministerial Conference.
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Participants at the SOM will:
- report on the work plan and activities in priority areas
- deliberate on broader institutional and strategic issues facing the CAREC Program
- report on CAREC activities aimed at capacity building and building constituencies for regional cooperation
- discuss issues concerning the formulation of a comprehensive action plan for CAREC
- discuss logistical arrangements and identify key milestones leading up to the 4th MC.
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Participation is by invitation only.
- Senior level officials from the governments participating in the CAREC Program, namely, Azerbaijan, People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
- Representatives of the CAREC Working Group (ADB, EBRD, IMF, ISDB, UNDP, and World Bank)
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CAREC Secretariat
Tel: +632 632-5857
Fax: +632 636-2387
E-mail: CAREC@adb.org
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