Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour paid his first visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan as the Secretary General ECO on 25-26 October, 2018 and held meeting with H.E. Elmar Mammadyarov, Foreign Minister to discuss ways and means to enhance economic cooperation in the ECO region.

(Baku, Azerbaijan) The 5th meeting of the High Level Working Group on Privatization and Private Sector Development was held in preparation for the 6th Meeting of ECO Heads of Privatization Administrations on 25 October 2018.

Deputy Secretary General Mr. Kanan Nazarov participated in the inaugural part of the First Meeting of ECO Technical Committee on Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) on 22 October, 2018 in Tehran which was attended by distinguished delegates from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Turkey.

(Tehran, Iran) The 3rd ECO Head of Veterinary Organizations Meeting and the First Technical Steering Committee Meeting for early establishment/Operationalization of the ECO-VECO has been held in the Iranian capital in a bid to increase trade of animal and animal products within the ECO region.

(Rome, Italy) The ECO Secretariat has participated in a United Nations sponsored PPR Advisory Committee (PPR AC), aimed at eradicating sheep and goat plague around the globe.

The High Level Conference on Sustainable Energy and Development under the guiding theme of “Regional Cooperation to Accelerate Sustainable Energy Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries” was held on 3 October 2018 in Vienna, Austria.

(New York, United Nations) The highest policy and decision-making body of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), the Council of Ministers (COM), have met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss relevant regional and global developments within the ECO framework.

(Tehran, Iran) The Republic of Azerbaijan has signed the "Statute of the ECO Regional Center for Cooperation of Anti-Corruption Agencies and Ombudsmen (RCCACO)", which seeks to coordinate regional efforts against corruption, money laundering, and other financial crimes.

The 2nd Meeting of ECO Geomatics Committee, hosted by the National Cartographic Center (NCC) of Iran was held on 27-28 August 2018 in Tehran. The delegates from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran (host), Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Turkey, as well as ECO Secretariat delegation attended the Meeting.

The recently appointed ambassador of Pakistan to Iran, H.E. Ms. Riffat Masood presented her letter of credence to the Secretary General, H.E. Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour at the ECO Secretariat on August 16, 2018.