The Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) will be held in Shanghai next week.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair the summit, which will be attended by leaders and representatives of CICA members and observer states, heads of relevant international organizations, and other guests. Russian President Vladimir Putin is also expected to attend.
As the host of this year's conference, themed increasing dialogue, mutual trust and collaboration to build a new Asia, China will hold the CICA presidency from 2014 to 2016.