The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program was established in 1996 by the Asian Development Bank and upgraded to ministerial level in 2002. It has grown into a major mechanism for economic cooperation in Central Asia, with an institutional framework of the Ministerial Conference, the Senior Officials Meeting, coordinating committees in priority areas, and regional business roundtables.

中亞區(qū)域經(jīng)濟(jì)合作于1996年由亞洲開發(fā)銀行發(fā)起成立，2002年提升為部長(zhǎng)級(jí)合作，已建立起以部長(zhǎng)會(huì)議、高官會(huì)議、行業(yè)協(xié)調(diào)委員會(huì)和區(qū)域工商圓桌會(huì)議為主的合作協(xié)調(diào)機(jī)制，是中亞區(qū)域重要的經(jīng)濟(jì)合作機(jī)制之一。

CAREC envisions accelerated growth and poverty reduction through cooperation among member countries in transport, trade, energy and other key sectors.

其宗旨是以合作謀發(fā)展，通過(guò)促進(jìn)交通運(yùn)輸、貿(mào)易、能源和其他重要領(lǐng)域的區(qū)域合作，促進(jìn)成員國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)社會(huì)發(fā)展，減少貧困。

CAREC countries include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

現(xiàn)有成員包括中國(guó)、阿富汗、阿塞拜疆、巴基斯坦、蒙古國(guó)、哈薩克斯坦、吉爾吉斯斯坦、塔吉克斯坦、土庫(kù)曼斯坦、烏茲別克斯坦和2016年最新加入的格魯吉亞。

The Asian Development Bank, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations Development Programme, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Islamic Development Bank, and some bilateral assistance organizations in developed countries have supported projects as partners under the CAREC program.

亞洲開發(fā)銀行、世界銀行、國(guó)際貨幣基金組織、聯(lián)合國(guó)開發(fā)計(jì)劃署、歐洲復(fù)興開發(fā)銀行、伊斯蘭開發(fā)銀行等6個(gè)國(guó)際組織，以及一些發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的雙邊援助機(jī)構(gòu)作為發(fā)展伙伴也參與了該框架下的合作。