The 10th Summit meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization will be held in Tehran on 11th March, 2009. It will be attended by Heads of State/Government of the ten Member States. The Summit will be preceded by Senior Officials’ meeting on 7-8 March and by the Council of Ministers’ meeting on 9th March, 2009. Heads of ECO Regional Institutions and Specialized Agencies as well as representatives of ECO’s partner regional and international organizations will also attend.
The Summit offers a welcome opportunity to ECO leaders to review progress on various projects of the organization, consider new proposals to strengthen regional cooperation and discuss ways and means to implement them. They will consider the report of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers and the report of the Secretary General. The global financial crisis and challenges more specific to the region will also come under discussion. The Heads of State and Government would issue policy guidelines to promote economic cooperation and accelerate regional integration.
ECO’s role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan is an important area of its activities. The meeting will review progress made so far and consider new projects for Afghanistan. In addition, measures to combat drug trafficking and implementation of important agreements, especially the ECO Trade Agreement (ECOTA) and Transit Transport Framework Agreement (TTFA), would be evaluated.
ECO gives awards for outstanding research work in the fields of economics and environment, culture and literature, science and technology, education and agriculture. These will be presented to winners from Member States on the occasion of the Summit. In addition, the Member States will issue a special postage stamp to mark the 10th ECO Summit.
The Tehran Declaration will be issued on the conclusion of the Summit. It would reflect progress made in different fields and the future projects and projections. As well, the Declaration will include the decisions and policy guidelines of the ECO leadership to carry forward regional cooperation.
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