Past Events

12th CAREC Ministerial Conference

Ministers of the 10 CAREC member countries-Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, the People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-expressed support for the refined CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020.

11th CAREC Ministerial Conference

Ministers of the 10 CAREC member countries endorsed the Wuhan Action Plan, which charts the next steps of the CAREC Program. The action plan was supported by representatives of the 6 CAREC multilateral institutions and other development partners.

10th CAREC Ministerial Conference

Participants endorsed CAREC's new strategic framework, CAREC 2020, that will guide the program over the next 10 years toward expanded trade and increased competitiveness of all CAREC countries.

Ninth CAREC Ministerial Conference

The ministers welcomed Turkmenistan as a new member of CAREC following the invitation to join in 2007, and accepted Pakistan as the tenth member of CAREC.

Eighth CAREC Ministerial Conference

Ministers endorsed two plans to advance regional cooperation in the energy, transport, and trade sectors: the Energy Action Plan Framework and the CAREC Program Results Framework.

Seventh CAREC Ministerial Conference

The 7th CAREC Ministerial Conference marked a turning point in the CAREC Program. With the endorsement of key strategic documents, the Program is now entering the implementation phase.

Sixth CAREC Ministerial Conference

Ministers from the eight countries participating in the CAREC Program adopted a Joint Ministerial Statement that highlights accomplishments of the CAREC Program in recent years and outlines a vision for the program to 2018.

Fifth CAREC Ministerial Conference

Ministers from the eight countries participating in the CAREC Program adopted the Urumqi Declaration and endorsed the CAREC Comprehensive Action Plan.

Fourth CAREC Ministerial Conference

In a joint statement, ministers called for the acceleration of economic integration and deepening of the CAREC agenda.

Third CAREC Ministerial Conference

High-level government delegations representing the CAREC member countries—Azerbaijan, the People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—attended the conference.