Meeting for the first time since the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) was created in 1998, the Heads of State and Government of SPECA participating States adopted the Baku Declaration. The declaration endorses a roadmap for the digitalization of multimodal data and document exchange along the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor […]
Summit of the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia in Azerbaijan – Outcomes
nCa Report On 24 November 2023, the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the participating countries of the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) was held in Baku. The Summit was attended by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President […]
Baku Declaration of the Summit of heads of state and government of the Member States of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia – SPECA
The Presidents of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan and Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Having held the first Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (hereinafter referred to […]
UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution Marking 25th Anniversary of SPECA Program
On 20 November 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) unanimously adopted a resolution dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA). The resolution was co-sponsored by Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The UNGA resolution emphasizes the important role of SPECA as a regional […]
Turkmen FM attended SPECA Ministerial Meeting in Geneva
The Turkmen delegation headed by the foreign minister Rashid Meredov is on working visit to Geneva to participate in a number of major international events and hold meetings in international organizations, Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry said. On 17 April 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the ministerial meeting for the countries participating in the […]
UN forum looks to support Central Asian economies buffeted by continued pandemic and geopolitical crisis
Representatives of Central Asian countries are in Kazakhstan this week to discuss how to work closely together to grow their economies, which have been buffeted by the continued COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical crisis, in a sustained, greener manner while also taking advantage of advances in technology. The 2022 SPECA Economic Forum is meeting from 16 […]
Kazakhstan: Mutual trade on SPECA space is growing despite the pandemic shocks
Despite the pandemic shock our cooperation with SPECA continues to expand. The mutual trade between SPECA countries exceeded US $ 7 billion last year that is higher than in 2020 by 31%. The statement came from Alibek Kuantyrov, Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the current Chair-country of the United Nations Special […]
Turkmenistan presented the priorities of the national climate change strategy at the SPECA Economic Forum in Almaty
Elvira Kadyrova “Our nations have a high potential for comprehensive cooperation and mutual interaсtion is very important for us. For Turkmenistan, environmental protection and environmental issues are of paramount importance and are a priority. These issues have acquired particular importance within the framework of the implementation of the SDGs and the elimination of the consequences […]
SPECA Economic Forum 2022 started in Kazakhstan
Today, on 16 November, a two-day Economic Forum of the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) kicked off in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The 2022 forum will discuss and present an integrated approach to a more environmentally friendly, secure and prosperous future of the subregion. The purpose of the Forum, held under the […]