19th Ministerial Conference on CAREC The conference provided an opportunity to hold high-level deliberations on the importance of regional cooperation to restore economic stability, support economic growth, and create jobs and livelihood opportunities in CAREC member countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting and Sector Consultations Senior officials from 11 CAREC countries discussed overall implementation progress of the CAREC 2030 Strategy, as well as the draft CAREC Program Results Framework, Tourism Strategy 2030, and Gender Strategy 2030.
CAREC High-Level Session at the 53rd ADB Annual General Meeting Ministers and senior government officials of CAREC countries joined a high-level session at the 53rd Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual General Meeting to discuss the potential role of regional cooperation platforms such as CAREC in building countries resilience to future crisis after COVID-19.
Consultation Meeting with CAREC National Focal Points CAREC national focal points (NFPs) held a virtual meeting to discuss the economic impact of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the region.
18th Ministerial Conference on CAREC Highlights of this year’s meeting include (i) a roundtable in discussion on the new CAREC Transport and Energy strategies and CAREC 2030 implementation and (ii) a high-level public–private dialogue on promoting sustainable tourism development in the CAREC region through public–private partnerships.
Consultation Meeting with CAREC National Focal Points (2019) CAREC national focal points and development partners met to deliberate on the final draft of the CAREC Transport Strategy 2030 and CAREC Energy Strategy 2030, with an aim of endorsement at the 18th CAREC Ministerial Conference in November.
CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting Senior officials from 11 CAREC countries and development partners discussed the progress of the CAREC 2030 strategy implementation.
CAREC Energy Sector Coordinating Committee Meeting (April 2019) About 50 delegates from CAREC countries and heads of international financial institutions discussed regional energy trade, institutional reforms, and opportunities for development of renewable energy.
17th Ministerial Conference on CAREC This year’s ministerial conference focused on expanding regional trade and promoting economic diversification. CAREC ministers unanimously endorsed the CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda (CITA) 2030 and its Rolling Strategic Action Plan (RSAP) 2018–2030.
Consultation Meeting with CAREC National Focal Points (2018) CAREC national focal points discussed the implementation progress of CAREC 2030, in preparation for the 17th Ministerial Conference on CAREC to be held in Ashgabat.