Tehran to Host 4th ECO Experts Meeting

Date: 20 November 2023 - 21:56

News ID: ۱۲۱۶۸۸

TEHRAN – Manager of the Public Relations Department of the Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) for International Affairs Hanieh Bakhshaei said on Monday that Tehran will host the fourth meeting of experts of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)’s member states on November 26-29 in order to investigate the reduction of risk of disaster in the region.

Sharing new ideas and views on solving the problems of geological hazards with a special emphasis on the phenomenon of subsidence and earthquakes in the region are among the most important goals of the meeting, she mentioned.

The third meeting of experts of ECO’s member states was held in Turkey in 2021, Bakhshaei said, adding, “After the Geological Survey Organization of Iran joined the Committee on Human Resources and Sustainable Development of the ECO, the organization undertook to host the 4th meeting.”