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CICA summit in Baku admits Laos as a member

Delegations at the seventh CICA summit, the pan-Asian security dialogue forum, approved the accession of Laos when they met in Baku on 15 October 2026.

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Delegations at the seventh CICA summit, the pan-Asian security dialogue forum, approved the accession of Laos when they met in Baku on 15 October 2026. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who chaired the meeting, put the application to the floor, and it passed with no objections raised.

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  1. 1.Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia(CICA)CICA Secretariat · verified
  2. 2.Ilham Aliyev addressed 7th CICA Summit » Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan RepublicOffice of the President of Azerbaijan · verified

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Factrail. (2026). CICA summit in Baku admits Laos as a member. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/cica-summit-approves-laos-membership-2026-10-15

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