December 12, 2025
At the invitation of the Institute for Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis (ISSRA), Islamabad, the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization Dr. Asad M. Khan, delivered the keynote address at the International Webinar on “West and Central Asia within the Transforming Global Order and Trends.”
The hybrid-format webinar convened participants from ECO Member States, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Türkiye. Speakers shared perspectives on regional trade and economic integration and ECO’s role in that regard.
Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Khan presented a comprehensive overview of global trends and transformations from economic and geographical perspectives, with a special emphasis on the ECO region. Briefing on the region’s resource potential and ECO’s trade and transport initiatives, Dr. Khan highlighted the renewed interest in regionalism and the newfound political commitment among Member States to use ECO as a vehicle to bring countries together culturally and economically for promoting regional cooperation and integration.
