Tehran – January 26, 2025

ECO Council of Permanent Representatives convened its 292nd session to deliberate on, inter alia, the preparations for the inaugural Meeting of the High-Level Committee (HLC) scheduled for February 3, 2025 in Tehran, and the 17th ECO Summit to be hosted by Azerbaijan on July 4, 2025. The Council also reviewed the follow-up action plan of the 28th ECO Council of Ministers (COM) meeting held in Mashhad on December 3, 2024.
 
The Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Ontalap Onalbayev presided over the event’s proceedings, marking the beginning of his tenure as CPR Chair. The meeting opened with a heartfelt vote of thanks to the outgoing Chair, H.E. Dr. Seyed Jalaledin Alavi Sabzevari, the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic Iran to ECO, for his exemplary leadership and steadfast dedication to the Organization’s mission.