Range States of the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) are requested to: a) collaborate with the Government of India and the Secretariats of CMS and AEWA during the inter-sessional period between the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP13) and COP14 to further advance the process initiated in 2018 between the Government of India and both Secretariats; b) establish, by COP14, under the umbrella of CMS, an institutional framework, under the leadership of India and in consultation with the other range states and relevant stakeholders with the aim to agree on, inter alia, conservation priorities and related actions, and measures to support Parties with the implementation of conservation action for migratory birds and their habitats in the region, including by promoting research, studies, assessments, capacity-building and conservation initiatives thereby further strengthening the implementation of CMS and its avian-related instruments; c) contribute to an inter-governmental meeting of the Range States of the Central Asian Flyway organized by the Government of India and the CMS Secretariat to agree on the modalities of the framework by COP14, to update the CMS Central Asian Flyway Action Plan for the Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and their Habitats, and to consider supporting the process with resources, as applicable.