The 5th edition of “Heart of Asia” conference, an annual regional gathering of Asian and other countries commenced in Islamabad Pakistan. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani jointly inaugurated the ministerial-level meeting.
Theme – “Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process: Enhanced cooperation for countering security threats and promoting connectivity in the Heart of Asia region”
Participants – Delegations from 14 participating states, 17 supporting countries and 12 international and regional organisations
Key areas to be discussed – Counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics, disaster management, education, trade and investment and regional infrastructure
About Heart of Asia conference Heart of Asia:
- Istanbul Process was established 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Seeks to provide a platform to deal common regional issues particularly encouraging security along with political and economic cooperation among Afghanistan and its neighbours facing problems of terrorism, extremism and poverty.
- 14 Member states: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and UAE.
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