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News ID: 11498
Publish Date : 28 February 2015 - 21:36

Turkish Delegation to Attend ECO Session in Tehran

TEHRAN (MNA) – An economic delegation from Turkey has departed for Tehran to attend the 25th session of the ECO Regional Planning Council to be held on today (Sunday) at the ECO Secretariat.

The Turkish delegation is comprised of 18 representatives from the ministries of Economy, Trade and Customs, Foreign Affairs, Energy, Transport, Agriculture, Culture and Tourism, and the Department of the Treasury.
During the five-day meeting, participants from sectoral ministries of the member states will take stock of the Organization's activities in 2014 and will develop programs for 2015 based on the discussions in different technical working committees of the meeting.
Areas of regional significance would include such fields as trade, investment, transport, communications, energy, minerals, agriculture, environment, economic research, industry, tourism, health, disaster risk reduction and drugs control.
The opening session will be held at the ECO Secretariat on February 29 by the presence of Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
The plans and programs endorsed by this RPC Meeting will be submitted to the 22nd Council of Ministers (COM) for approval.
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), is an intergovernmental regional organization established in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey and now it is extended to ten countries by joining of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.