Past Events

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (October 2010)

The CAREC senior officials will meet prior to the 9th Ministerial Conference to review progress and make recommendations to the ministers.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (April 2010)

The meeting discussed progress reports on the implementation of strategies and action plans for the transport, trade facilitation, energy, and trade policy sectors; approval of the CAREC Results Framework indicators, definitions, and data collection mechanisms; and Pakistan's request for membership.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (October 2009)

Senior officials reviewed inputs for the 8th Ministerial Conference. Progress reports were presented on the Implementation Action Plan for the Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy, on the Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan, and on the Energy Action Plan.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (May 2009)

The meeting reviewed progress on implementation of the CAREC sector strategies and work plans, the program's private sector development initiative, and the CAREC Institute work plan.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (September 2008)

The meeting reviewed and discussed drafts of key documents for consideration by the 7th Ministerial Conference on CAREC in November 2008: the Implementation Action Plan for the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy, the CAREC Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan, and the Strategy for Regional Cooperation in the Energy Sector of the CAREC Countries.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (April 2008)

The meeting focused on developments in the transport and trade facilitation sectors and preparation of an Implementation Action Plan for the Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (September 2007)

The Senior Officials' Meeting was characterized by open and detailed discussion focused on (i) draft sector strategies for transport and trade facilitation, (ii) sector updates for energy and trade policy, (iii) a draft prospectus for the CAREC Institute, and (iv) preparations for the Sixth Ministerial Conference on CAREC planned for November 2007 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (March 2007)

The meeting reviewed sector updates and strategies, proposals to establish a CAREC Institute, 'second tier' activities, capacity building initiatives, possible new participants, and the way forward.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (August 2006)

The Senior Officials' Meeting discussed the strategic framework and pathways to implementation of the draft Comprehensive Action Plan, a two-tier approach to "broadening and deepening" the CAREC Program, and approaches to a program of capacity building and research network development, among others.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (April 2006)

SOM participants discussed ways to accelerate the momentum of regional cooperation including plans for program expansion, completion of a comprehensive action plan, country ownership, and role of national coordinators.