The ECO’s chairmanship rotates amongst the Member States. Turkmenistan holds the current chairmanship of the organization. His Excellency Mr. Rashid Meredov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, has the current chairmanship of the ECO Council of Ministers, whereas H.E. Mr. Gurbanov Ahmet Kakabayevich, Ambassador of Turkmenistan in Tehran, is the chairman of the ECO Council of Permanent Representatives (CPR).