The ECO Secretary General, H.E. Mr. Khusrav Noziri, received the President of ECO Cultural Institute (ECI), H.E. Mr. Sarvar Bakhti, on December 14, 2021.

On December 14-16, 2021 The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Turkey hosted the Workshop on Development of Project to Combat Desertification in the ECO region – ECO LandCare in collaboration with ECO Secretariat. Three days event brought up cooperative platform to review latest situation on land degradation with particular emphasis to desertification, sand storms and dust haze in ECO Member States. The participants delivered country presentations with current problems in land use and solutions that have been particularly exploited to tackle with environmental and anthropogenic challenges. The regional offices of UN Convention to Combat Desertification and Food and Agricultural Organization also took part in discussions along with latest activities in the region.

On December 14-16, 2021 The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Turkey hosted the Workshop on Development of Project to Combat Desertification in the ECO region – ECO LandCare in collaboration with ECO Secretariat. Three days event brought up cooperative platform to review latest situation on land degradation with particular emphasis to desertification, sand storms and dust haze in ECO Member States. The participants delivered country presentations with current problems in land use and solutions that have been particularly exploited to tackle with environmental and anthropogenic challenges. The regional offices of UN Convention to Combat Desertification and Food and Agricultural Organization also took part in discussions along with latest activities in the region.

The ECO Secretariat held the ECO Award distribution ceremony on December 13, 2021 at its premises. The ceremony was organized to acknowledge and award one of the winners of the ECO Award 2021, Dr. Ms. Mitra Rahnejat for her magnificent achievement in the field of Economics.

On the sidelines of the Peace and Trust Conference held on 11 December, 2021 in Ashgabat, the Secretary General of the ECO, H.E. Amb. Khusrav Noziri, was received by H.E. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the President of Turkmenistan. At the very outset, the Secretary General congratulated the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on successful organization of the Peace and Trust Conference.

On the invitation of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, H.E. Mr. Rashid Meredov, the ECO Secretary General H.E. Amb. Khusrav Noziri attended the Peace and Trust conference held on 11 December, 2021 in Ashgabat. The theme of the conference was “Peace and Trust Policy - Basis of International Security, Stability and Development”.

The 6th meeting of ECO Permanent Steering Committee on Economic Research (EPSCER) and 5th meeting of the Editorial Board for ECO Economic Journal (EBEEJ) was held on the December 7, 2021 on the online format.

On November 29, 2021 H.E. Mr. Rashid Meredov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and ECO Secretary General Ambassador Khusrav Noziri hold joint briefing for press on the outcomes of the 15th ECO Summit with participation of Ambassadors and other representatives of diplomatic corps and international organizations accredited in Ashgabat.

The 15th ECO Summit was hosted by Turkmenistan on November 28, 2021 in Ashgabat. The event, organized under the theme of “Together into the Future”, was chaired by the honourable President of Turkmenistan, H.E. Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov while the honourable President of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as the Chairman of 14th Summit Meeting inaugurated the forum. The ECO Heads of State and Government from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as ECO Secretary General attended the Summit event.

On the conclusion of the 15th ECO Summit, the ECO Secretary General, H.E. Khusrav NOZIRI and Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, H.E. Mr. Rashid Meredov, held a joint media conference in Ashgabat. The ECO Secretary General, in his remarks, expressed his gratitude to Turkmenistan for the organization of the Summit and briefed the media about the significant outcomes of the Summit. He said that ECO attaches utmost respect and significance to Turkmenistan as one of its key members and appreciated the recent lead role and support of Turkmenistan on ECO activities for strengthening regional cooperation.