The Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), H.E. Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour participated in the First Caspian Economic Forum on 11-12 August 2019 in National Tourist Zone “Avaza”, Turkmenistan.

On the sidelines of the First Caspian Forum, the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), H.E. Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour met with the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan H.E. Mr. Rashid Meredov.

The Secretary General of the ECO, H.E. Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour met with Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Mr. H.E. Vladimir Norov.

On July 25 2019, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on Cooperation between the United Nations (UN) and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

The 4th Meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF) was held in Isfahan, the Islamic Republic of Iran on 9th July, 2019 which was preceded by the 5th Meeting of ECOSF Executive Committee on 8 July, 2019.

The 18th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the ECO Trade and Development Bank (ETDB) was held on July 04, 2019 at Istanbul, the Republic of Turkey. On invitation of ETDB, the ECO Secretary General, H.E. Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour, participated in the plenary session of the Meeting and delivered a statement.

Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Dr. Huseyin Avni Bicakli attended Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Senior Officials Meeting that took place on 25 June 2019, in Ankara.

The 14th Meeting of Heads of Railway Authorities of ECO Member States/8th Railway Committee of TTCC (MHRA) was held on 20-21 June 2019 in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan.

The Second ECO Confobition (Conference + Exhibition) on Health Tourism was held on 18-20 June, 2019, in North Western city of Ardabil, Mohaghegh Ardabili University and Ardabil Exhibition Center.

The 9th International Congress on Health in Emergencies and Disasters was held on 15-16 June 2019 in Tehran. The Congress was organized by Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and among the participants were the academia, national and international researchers, stakeholders from public and private sectors as well as representatives from UN and other international agencies in Tehran.