An 11th Meeting of the High Level Working Group (HLWG) on Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) Container Train was held virtually on October 27, 2020 to discuss ways and means for resuming the operation of ITI Container Train as prescribed in 2018’s Turkmenbashi Declaration.

An ECO delegation headed by H.E. Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour, Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) participated in the 28th Executive Committee & 18th General Assembly of ECO -CCI, held on 19th Oct' 2020. The meeting was held in virtual mode.

On October 14, 2020 “Perspectives and Challenges of Regional Electricity Markets: Harnessing Trade and Investment Opportunities” jointly organized by the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Secretariat and the Energy Charter Secretariat. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the meeting was held by online means.

An ECO delegation headed by H.E. Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour, Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization participated in the Plenary Session of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the ECO Trade and Development Bank held on September 30, 2020

On September 27, 2020, the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization, H.E. Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour headed an ECO delegation to participate in a ceremony organized by Iranian Cultural heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) at Eram Grand Hotel International Conference Center to mark the World Tourism Day-2020 under the theme of ‘Tourism and Rural Development’.

Ambassador Huseyin Avni Bicakli, Deputy Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization accompanied by ECO’s Head of Section for International Relations Mr. Muhammad Farooq participated in the International Conference on Universal Access to Information on September 28, 2020. The conference, held on the occasion of International Day on Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), was organized virtually by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan in collaboration with the Public Foundation for Support and Development of National Mass Media.

The 11th Governing Board’s Meeting (GBM) of Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) was held virtually on September 23, 2020, under the auspices of UNESCO. The Meeting discussed ways and means of promoting and expanding mutual and multi-lateral cooperation among RCUWM Member States and Organizations, as well as progress on the implementation of proposals approved during the GBM 2019.

The newly appointed Deputy Head of Mission of Republic of Tajikistan in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Marufjon Abdurahmonov, paid a visit to the ECO Secretariat, Tehran on September 23, 2020. He was welcomed by the Deputy Secretary General of ECO, Ambassador Huseyin Avni Bicakli.

The 3rd Meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Economic Cooperation Organization Educational Institute (ECOEI) hosted by the Ministry of National Education of Republic of Turkey was held virtually on 12th August 2020.

On August 10, 2020, the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization, Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour and the ECO Secretariat’s Director for Human Resource & Sustainable Development, Mr. Kaan Sayin participated in a live webinar organized by the ECO Science Foundation in collaboration with Center of Excellence for International Economics (CEIE), University of Isfahan- Islamic Republic of Iran, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on health and economy in the ECO region.