Member States of the Almaty Process
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Turkey, Turkmenistan
Observer States of the Almaty Process
Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Chair of the Almaty Process
The Chairmanship of the Almaty Process rotates among the member states in principle in every two years.
From June 2013 to November 2016: The Republic of Kazakhstan (Chairperson: Mr. Birzhan Nurymbetov, Vice-Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan).
From November 2016 to November 2018: The Kyrgyz Republic (Chairperson: Mr. Almazbek Asanbayev, Deputy Chair of the State Migration Service of the Kyrgyz Republic). The Kyrgyz Republic has assumed the Chairmanship of the Almaty Process for two years.
From November 2018 to present: The Republic of Tajikistan
The Terms of Reference of the Chairperson are:
- Chair the meetings held within the framework of the Almaty Process, host the Ministerial review and plan conferences;
- Act as focal point for follow-up on Almaty Process-related initiatives and their implementation throughout the period of the chairmanship;
- Organize, with assistance of the Support Unit, workshops, consultations and conferences on specific migration or asylum-related topics;
- Represent the Almaty Process at external events, acting on behalf of and in accordance with decisions of participating States;
- Promote the visibility of the Almaty Process;
- With the assistance of the Support Unit mobilize resources needed for the functioning of the Almaty Process.