H.E. Dr. Derya Ors, paid a visit to the ECO Secretary General, H.E. Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour at the ECO Secretariat on February 4, 2019 and presented his letter of credence.

The recently appointed Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Iran, H.E. Mr. Ashgat Orazbay presented his letter of credence to the Secretary General, H.E. Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour at the ECO Secretariat on February 3, 2019.

The Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization, H.E. Ambassador Hadi Soleimanpour held a meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator to the Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E. Ms. Ugochi Daniels on January 24, 2019. At the very outset, the UN Resident Coordinator welcomed the ECO Secretary General at the UN Resident Office in Tehran.

The 9th session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and related meetings were held from 10 to 13 January in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The session brought together ministers and other delegates from 160 IRENA Member States, representatives of intergovernmental organizations, civil society, academia, business leaders and other stakeholders in the field of renewable energy.

The Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) convened the Expert Group Meeting on Regional and Sub-Regional Input to the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) on 7-8 January 2019 at UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand. The Meeting was actively attended by the delegates from regional and sub-regional organizations and processes. The representative of ECO Secretariat also participated the Meeting upon invitation.

The 29th Meeting of the Regional Planning Council (RPC), which had started on 17th December 2018, concluded its work in Tehran on 20th December 2018. The closing session of the meeting was attended by delegations from the ECO Member States and observers, as well as heads and officials of the ECO Regional Institutions, Specialized Agencies and Affiliated Bodies.

The 29th Meeting of the Regional Planning Council (RPC) has been started on 17 December 2018, in Tehran. The delegates from all the ten Member States, Turkish Cypriot State and the ECO Specialized Agencies, Regional Institutions and Affiliated Bodies attended the opening ceremony of the meeting.

A group of students of Department of International Relations led by Dr. Nasrin Mosaffa Professor of International Relations and Vice-Dean for Executive and Financial Affairs, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran visited the ECO Secretariat on 29th November, 2018.

The Deputy Secretary General for Energy, Minerals & Environment (EME), Hűseyin Avni Bicakli participated in the International Conference of member countries of the Lapis Lazuli Agreement on Transit and Transport on November 28, 2018 at the Avaza National Tourism Center in Turkmenbashi (Turkmenistan). He was accompanied by the Director for Transport and Communications, Ahmad Saffari.

(Tehran, Iran) ECO Day 2018 has been commemorated on November 28, 2018 with the presence of ambassadors and representatives of the Tehran diplomatic corps, high-ranking authorities from the host country, as well as representatives of Member States.