this year, on october 5, our cooperation within the framework of the forum turned 30 years old. during this period, the conference on interaction on confidence building measures in asia, as a multilateral forum covering different civilizations and regions, has passed a consistent path from a concept to the creation of an effective platform for dialogue and cooperation in the field of security in the asian region. at present, the meeting is an already established mechanism for the implementation of confidence-building measures in the political economic humanitarian spheres, as well as countering common challenges and threats to security and stability, the kyrgyz republic, as one of the countries that stood at the origins of the foundation of the conference on interaction of confidence building measures in asia, takes an active part in its activities. we firmly adhere to the purpose and

principles of the meeting on strengthening mutual trust, the exercise of regional security and the development of constructive relations of friendship between the member states that are part of our format in this context, kyrgyzstan fully supports the decision of kazakhstan to continue the mission presiding over meetings on confidence building measures in asia what will make it possible to implement the outlined plans for the universe to increase the efficiency of its activities? kyrgyzstan encourages efforts to expand regional cooperation, which will promote inter-civilizational dialogue and strengthen mutual understanding between the countries of the asian region. in this regard, we welcome the decision of the state of kuwait to join our meeting as a state member. i wish

the kuwaiti side a fruitful and mutually beneficial cooperation at the asian confidence building and engagement meeting distinguished heads of state and government, we highly appreciate the efforts of kazakhstan's chairmanship of the asian confidence building and engagement meeting aimed at institutional development and welcome the launch of the transformation process and the meeting. based on the basic goals of the positive experience gained over the past 30 years and the desire of the participating countries for closer cooperation, the meeting in the future should be transformed into a full-fledged organization for cooperation and security in asia wide geographical representation of the huge combined trade economic investment and human potential fully allows the conference on interaction of confidence building measures in asia to create a community of sustainable development in the

asian space, kyrgyzstan is ready to take an active part in this creative process and make its own contribution. dear colleagues , today, in the space of our format, traditional challenges and security threats are preserved, which appear in new hybrid forms. the global economy, which has not yet fully recovered from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. now experiencing new shocks due to international tensions. unfortunately, the existing authoritative regional organizations are not fully trying to implement the available opportunities and mechanisms to prevent conflicts directly affecting stability in the region. the problem of security in the global world once again calls us to create and deepen trust- based cooperation in ensuring a comprehensive and

sustainable system of security and stability at the bilateral and multilateral levels among the states of the region. in this process, it is advisable to deeply analyze the effectiveness of the activities of regional organizations and structures in terms of the implementation of the statutory goals and objectives, as well as the agreements reached at the highest level. this also applies to the meeting on interaction with confidence building measures in asia, the process, the improvement of which should be accompanied by actions and measures based on the analysis and forecasts of the development of the region, its needs and problems in this regard, a special role is given to the form of think tanks, which are the permanent body of the conference on interaction of confidence building measures in asia, which unites the leading analytical and research centers of the member states. i believe that the problem of ensuring security in

the region, the issues of promoting the reconstruction of afghanistan, the implementation of large regional infrastructure projects in various spheres of the life of countries should remain priority tasks within our platform. taking this opportunity, i would like to note the decision of the kyrgyz side to become a sacardinator in the field of trade and investment in the economic dimension. today, asia is the locomotive of the world economy, and therefore it is extremely important to focus our attention. in the development of the economic direction, we are counting on fruitful cooperation in this direction. kyrgyzstan is also a sacardinator in the field of the human dimension and contributes to strengthening the inter-civilizational dialogue to strengthen friendship. between the people of the world games nomads, inspired by the kyrgyz republic

, have become in demand in many countries of the world, including among the countries of the conference on interaction and confidence building measures in asia, stimulating the development of ethnosport and the revival of national traditions. dear colleagues, technological progress has created a new area of ​​digital communications, which has become a field not only for cooperation and interaction, but also for new threats in the information sphere. the variety of illegal acts committed with the use of information and communication technologies, reaching the global and transnational level in these conditions. we need common efforts and broad cooperation to combat them in this context. i would like to emphasize that the government of the kyrgyz republic notes the significant role of information and communication

technologies in the social and economic development of society and implements programs that exist in the body in line with the un sustainable development goals. as part of the meeting on interaction with confidence building measures in asia, the kyrgyz side is ready to practical implementation of the provisions of the leaders' statement on cooperation with in the field of security of information and communication technologies and their use. we are also set to actively work to implement the action plan of the asian confidence building engagement meeting on the implementation of the global counter-terrorism strategy. united nations, our country continues to carry out comprehensive work to combat terrorism and extremism , fulfills the provision of the global counter -terrorism strategy on the resolution of the council un security council recommendations of the executive directorate of the counter-terrorism committee of

the un security council kyrgyzstan has already introduced a system of advance information about passengers and data on passenger registration records for international tracking of the movements of terrorists. in addition, the kyrgyz republic has developed and approved a state program to counter extremism and terrorism, which in a comprehensive way reflects the challenges and threats, forms goals and objectives, provides for a clear algorithm for joint actions, as state bodies, and the whole society to counteract these phenomena within the country. we strive to make our contribution to the common cause of he to ensure peace, global security, sustainable development and social progress throughout the world. in this regard, in order to attract attention, he and the entire international community to the problem of small states, kyrgyzstan put forward

its candidacy for non-permanent members of the un security council for the period 2027-2028. we count on the support of our candidacy. except moreover, we call for intensified international efforts not only to combat terrorism and extremism, but also against transnational organized crime, engaged in illegal activities in the field of drug trafficking and weapons. human trafficking, laundering of criminal proceeds and in cyberspace, kyrgyzstan, within the framework of the shanghai cooperation organization , is considering the creation of a center for combating international organized crime in the city of bishkek. dear heads of state and government, another new the direction of security policy is as a countermeasure.