Tehran, 28 July 2026
The Second Meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Advisory Committee on Tourism (ECO-ACT) was held virtually on 28 July 2026 under the chairmanship of the ECO Secretariat. The meeting brought together representatives of the ECO Member States to review key recent priorities for regional tourism cooperation and to advance the finalization of the draft Roadmap on Expansion of Tourism Services – 2030 (RETS-2030).
The primary focus of the meeting was the comprehensive review of RETS-2030 revised upon recommendations of the 7th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Tourism, which is designed to align with the broader objectives of the forthcoming Strategic Goals of Economic Cooperation for 2035.
Delegations from the ECO Member States actively participated in the discussions, providing valuable comments, suggestions, and recommendations on the roadmap’s strategic initiatives, planned activities and implementation modalities. The Committee expressed broad support for the proposed initiatives, emphasizing the importance of promoting sustainable, inclusive, resilient, and innovation-driven tourism that delivers tangible socio-economic benefits across the ECO region.
The meeting also reviewed the progress achieved under the ECO tourism agenda and discussed measures to strengthen the institutional framework of the Committee. In this regard, participants considered the reorganization of existing lower-level coordination mechanisms, including task forces and working groups, into specialized subcommittees operating under the ECO-ACT.
