4th Annual Focal Points Meeting of the COMCEC was held on 1-2 June 2016 in Ankara. The meeting was attended by 84 Working Group Focal Points and National Focal Points registered to the COMCEC Working Groups, the representatives of 31 member countries.

During the meeting, Working Group Focal Points and National Focal Points have been informed on the recent status of the progress concerning the implementation of the COMCEC Strategy. The role of the focal points in realization of the Strategy and the expectations from them has been highlighted in the Meeting. Focal Points have the opportunity to share their experiences regarding the implementation of the Strategy as well as views on how to further cooperation among the member countries. Moreover, the application status of Policy Recommendations in member countries has been discussed. In this context, there have been discussions on 2017-2019 themes defined within the scope of COMCEC Working Groups. Furthermore, a workshop related to the COMCEC Project Funding has been held and the focal points have found the opportunity to practice a sample project preparation study. The Meeting ended with a special session, in which focal points deliberated on the ways and means for the betterment of the Strategy’s implementation.

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