The 26th Meeting of the ECO Council of Ministers (COM) was held in Tashkent on 24 January 2023 under the chairmanship of the Acting Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov. The event was attended by: Foreign minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov Foreign minister of Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahiyan Foreign minister of Kazakhstan – Mukhtar Tleuberdi […]
Ashgabat hosts 25th ECO Summit
The 15th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was held in the capital today [28 Nov] under the chairmanship of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The venue for the high-level meeting was a new fashionable hotel with a multi-profile business center “Garagum”, where all conditions have been created both for receiving distinguished guests and for holding […]
Speech by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the 15th Summit of the Organization for Economic Cooperation
(Ashgabat, November 28, 2021) Dear leaders of the member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation! Dear members of delegations! First of all, let me express my deep gratitude to the leaders of the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation for accepting our invitation to gather in the capital of Turkmenistan to participate […]
15th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit: Ashgabat Consensus for Action
(28 November 2021) Ashgabat Consensus for Action We, the Heads of State and Government of the ECO member states, having gathered at the 15th ECO Summit to review the progress and status of implementation of ECO programs, events and projects and exchange views on regional and international issues of common interest to ECO, aimed at […]
25th Meeting of ECO Council of Ministers
The 25th Meeting of the ECO Council of Ministers (COM) preceded by Senior Official Meeting (SOM) held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on November 27, 2021. The delegations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Turkey, Turkmenistan (host) and Republic of […]
ECO Business Forum
Elvira Kadyrova Turkmenistan stroke worth over US $45 million deals with ECO partners Turkmenistan signed contracts worth over US $ 45 million following the business forum of the Economic Cooperation Organization, hosted by Ashgabat on 26 November, reported TDH news agency. The oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan has signed deals valued at US $11 […]
Ashgabat will host the 4th Business Forum of the member states of the ECO
Turkmen capital will host the 4th Business Forum of the member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation on November 26, 2021. The forum is organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, the ECO Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the ECO Secretariat. Due to international travel restrictions, the event will be […]
IV Business Forum of the ECO Member States
On 26th November 2021, the IV Business Forum of the member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation will be held in Ashgabat. The forum is organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, the ECO Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the ECO Secretariat. Due to international travel restrictions, the event will […]
Turkmenistan assumes chairmanship of ECO
nCa News and Commentary The 14th summit of the heads of state of ECO (Economic Cooperation Organization) was held on 4 March 2021 in online format. During the summit, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, the chairmanship of ECO was transferred to Turkmenistan. The participants of the summit included President Ashraf Ghani of […]
Lapis Lazuli Corridor – Part 7
The members of the Lapis Lazuli Corridor, except Georgia, are also the members of the ECO (Economic Cooperation Organization). Therefore, ECO has an important role to play in the development of connectivity solutions in the region. Here is the text of the speech of Ambassador Hiseyin Avni Bicakh Deputy, the Secretary General of the Economic […]
Connectivity drive rejuvenates ECO
Tariq Saeedi in Karachi, Elvira Kadyrova in Ashgabat Karachi/Ashgabat, 2 March 2017 (nCa) — ECO, the regional organization that had barely been crawling since its inception, has suddenly found powerful wings – shared enthusiasm for connectivity. The theme of the 13th ECO summit, held in Islamabad on 1 March 2017, was ‘Connectivity for Regional Prosperity.’ […]
ECO trains to boost trade
Amir Tahouri Calls for stronger ties with ECO countries lead to the expansion of the region’s railroad. The Islamic republic of Pakistan, Islamic republic of Iran and Republic of Turkey aim to upgrade their railways in an effort to increase trade efficiency encouraging the use of more trains to take cargo to the countries. Project […]