The Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) is the permanent administrative body of the Conference which exercises its functions in accordance with the principles and purposes laid down in the Almaty Act, CICA Rules of Procedures and the Statute of the Secretariat. The Secretariat was established on 17 June 2006 and is located in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.

         The Secretariat provides administrative, organizational and technical support for meetings and other activities of the CICA. It maintains the archive of the CICA documents and acts as a clearing house for documents and information received from the Member States and other international organizations and fora. It disseminates general information on CICA as well as information on the implementation of Confidence Building Measures among the Member States. The Secretariat assists the Chairing country in performance of its functions and performs other tasks and obligations assigned by the Heads of State/Government, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Senior Officials Committee. The Secretariat is also empowered to initiate and establish links with Secretariats or relevant bodies of other international and regional organizations and fora with the approval of the Member States.

         The Secretariat is headed by Executive Director (Mr. Çınar Aldemir (CV))nominated by the Chairing Country. The Executive Director is assisted by Deputy Executive Director and Professional Personnel seconded by the Member States. General/support personnel are hired on contractual basis from among the nationals of the Member States.