The ECO high-level delegation, headed by H.E. Mr. Halil Ibrahim Akca, ECO Secretary General, paid a visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan upon the invitation of the Uzbek Government to discuss to develop the roles of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the ECO framework on several fronts, on 20-23 June 2018.

(Dushanbe, Tajikistan)The ECO Secretariat has participated in a UN- sponsored Conference on International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018-2028 on June 19-21, 2018.

Dr. Urban Rusnak, Secretary General of the International Energy Charter (IEC) Secretariat accompanied by Mr. Marat Terterov, Principal Coordinator of IEC visited the ECO Secretariat on 18th June 2018 and called on H.E. Mr. Halil Ibrahim AKÇA, ECO Secretary General and ECO DSG, Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour.

On 18 June 2018, Mr. Kamran Aliyev the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan who was accompanied by H.E. Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Tehran met the ECO Secretary General H.E. Halil Ibrahim Akca at the headquarters of ECO in Tehran.

(Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan) The ninth meeting of the Ministers of Transport of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was held on May 3, 2018 to discuss the regulatory and operational requirements for improving the existing transport infrastructure of the region.

(Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan) The integration of operational networks between maritime, railways, and roads enables the ECO region to take on a quantum leap as all necessary resources are embedded in the Great Silk Road, says the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organzation, Halil Ibrahim Akca.

(Mahmoudabad, Iran) The ECO Training Course on Metering and Proving was held on 1-2 May 2018 in the Northern Iranian city of Mahmoudabad. The event, organized by Iran’s National Oil and Gas Company (NIOC) and its Oil and Gas International Training Center (OGITC) gathered representatives from Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Turkey,who engaged in intensive discussion and activity on Metering and Proving in the oil and Gas industry.

(Zanjan, Iran) The Fourth International Economic Cooperation Organization -Silk Road Food Festival was held on 1-3 May 2018, in the northwestern Iranian city of Zanjan. The annual festival, hosted by Zanjan Provincial Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization and organized in cooperation with ECO Secretariat, seeks to celebrate the flavors and gastronomy of the region.

A delegation from the ECO Secretariat, headed by the Organization’s Secretary General, Ibrahim Halil Akca, participated in the inauguration ceremony for the “Tabriz 2018” event which celebrated the selection of Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz as the capital of Islamic tourism in 2018.

(Istanbul, Turkey): A delegation of the Secretariat of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) participated in the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process on Thursday April 19, in Istanbul.