Turkey seeks global role

While the Kazakh Foreign Minister noted that 1/3rd of global GDP now came from Asia,indicating the groupings economic clout,the Turkish Foreign Minister,whose country now takes the lead at Cica,sounded a cautionary note though by saying that most of the security challenges the world faced today,including terrorism,emanated out of Asia. 

The goal of Cica,according to Davutogolu,would continue to be the indivisible notion of cooperative security,and not the often zero sum concept of collective security. The Turkish Foreign Minister said Afghanistan was the foremost challenge and needed more than just a military response.

On terror,Davutogolu took a dig at Israel,saying while terrorism was a common enemy,recent actions by Israel had blurred the lines between terror and the responsibilities of states. He called for an end to the inhuman and unlawful blockade of Gaza. This issue is likely to take centre stage at the Tuesday meeting.