The 6th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture preceded by 5th High Level Experts Meeting (HLEM) on Agriculture was held on 3-4 December 2019 in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr. Inam Karimov, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The 6th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture preceded by 5th High Level Experts Meeting (HLEM) on Agriculture was held on 3-4 December 2019 in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr. Inam Karimov, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The Meeting was attended by the delegations from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Tajikistan the Republic of Turkey, the Republic of Uzbekistan and Turkish Cypriot State (observer). The representatives of FAO, OIE, ECO-CCI, ECO-RCC and ECO-RCRM as well as the delegation of ECO Secretariat also participated.

The meeting, beyond any doubts, took the participants to a great advantage to address the comprehensive regional strategy for sustainable development of agriculture in the region.

The Baku declaration on cooperation in agriculture and food security in the region has been adopted by the Ministers.

Event link on the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan website

Baku Declaration