The Secretary General of ECO, Ambassador Halil Ibrahim Akca called on the Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 31st of January 2018 at the Prime Minister Office during his visit to Islamabad to attend the 3rd Meeting of the Attorneys/Prosecutors General of the ECO Member States.

The “3rd Meeting of Attorneys/Prosecutors General of the ECO Member States” was held at Islamabad, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from 30th to 31st January 2018.

ECO Secretariat would like to extend its deepest condolences to the people and government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for the deadly and brutal bomb attack in Kabul.

A delegation from “Asian Mayors Forum” (AMF) visited the ECO Secretariat in Tehran on 23 January 2018 and met with ECO Secretary General H.E. Mr. Halil Ibrahim Akca. The delegation was headed by the AMF Acting Secretary General Mr. Goshtasb Mozaffari.

The 11th Tehran international Exhibition of Tourism and Related Industries was held on 23-26 Jan 2018 in Tehran International permanent fairground with participation of IRAN Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization, Travel Agencies, Hotels, Travel Insurance Companies and other Tourism Related Industries. Also representatives from over 21 countries attended in this exhibition.

Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and “Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Center for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 16 January 2018. ECO Secretary General Ambassador Halil Ibrahim Akça and SESRIC Director General Ambassador Musa Kulaklikaya signed the document in a ceremony held in the ECO Secretariat in Tehran.

In a high level ceremony, the “ECO Day 2017” was celebrated on 14 December 2017 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Event, attended by high ranking officials from the host country, ECO Member States, ECO Secretariat and agencies, as well as regional and international organizations, was honored by presence of H.E. Mr. Mamnoon Hussain, honourable President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan who also addressed the audience.

The 28th Meeting of the Regional Planning Council (RPC), which had started on 11 December 2017, concluded its work in Islamabad when the Ministerial segment of the Council adopted the outcome documents on 14th December 2017.

The 28th Meeting of the Regional Planning Council (RPC) has been started on 11 December 2017 in Islamabad. The delegates from all the Member States, observers (Turkish Cypriot State and Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States) and the ECO Specialized Agencies and Regional Institutions attended the opening ceremony of the meeting.

The 2nd Meeting of the Ministers of the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) of the ECO Member States was held on 5th December 2017 in Baku. The Meeting was attended by high level delegations from Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Turkey and Turkmenistan. Delegation from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) headed by H.E. Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary General also attended the Meeting.