The 227th Council of Permanent Representatives (CPR) Meeting was held on Wednesday 14th February 2018 at the International Convention Centre of Kish Island, Islamic Republic of Iran. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr. Asif Ali Khan Durrani, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Iran.

The meetings of 9th Transit Transport Coordination Council (TTCC), 9th Road Committee of TTCC and 6th meeting of the Customs Transit Committee of TTCC were held in Islamabad on 13-15th February 2018.

"Economic Cooperation Organization" (ECO) and “The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey" (TEPAV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 12 February 2018.

On the invitation of the Secretary General, ECO, the heads of the ECO Specialized agencies, namely ECO Cultural Institute, ECO Science Foundation, and ECO Educational Institute paid a visit to the ECO Secretariat and met with the Secretary General, ECO, on 4th of February to discuss issues of mutual significance.

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.