Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen has sought investment from the member States of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

He held a meeting with Kairat Sarybay, the Executive Director of CICA at a city hotel on Monday.

During the meeting, Momen invited investors from CICA member states to invest in different sectors, particularly priority sectors in the Economic Zones of Bangladesh.

The current work priorities of Bangladesh regarding CICA areas of cooperation were laid out with due importance.

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Executive Director Sarybay is on an official visit to Bangladesh from April 23 to 26, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The meeting had representation from the CICA Secretariat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh.

The Foreign Minister appreciated the role of Kazakhstan for its leading initiative to establish CICA, which has emerged as a vital forum for pursuing peace, security and development in Asia.

He also underscored the need for regular exchange of visits at the high political and official levels as it is a very important tool for strengthening existing relations.

The meeting concluded with a shared interest to collaborate and share experience towards a more efficient partnership in the days to come.

CICA is a multi-national forum for enhancing cooperation towards promoting peace, security and stability in Asia.

It is a forum based on the recognition that there is a close link between peace, security and stability in Asia and in the rest of the world.

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The 27 Member States, while affirming their commitment to the UN Charter, believe that peace and security in Asia can be achieved through dialogue and cooperation leading to a common indivisible area of security in Asia where all states co-exist peacefully and their peoples live in peace, freedom and prosperity.

Sarybay also met the officials of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS).