Permanent Representative of Türkiye Pays Farewell Visit to ECO
ECO Secretary General Receives UNHCR Representative
Expert-Level Meeting Reviews and Refines Draft Turkistan Declaration
ECO Explores Regional Innovation Cooperation at INOTEX 2026
ECO Secretary General Meets Governor-General of Golestan to Advance Regional Trade and Connectivity
ECO Secretary General Visits Golestan Province to Advance ECO Joint Trade Zone Initiative
ECO and UN-OHRLLS Discuss Activities for Landlocked Countries
Online Training Webinar on Harmonized System of World Customs Organization

Tehran – 3 September 2026 The Ambassador of Türkiye to Iran and Permanent Representative to the ECO, H.E. Hicabi Kırlangıç paid a farewell call on the ECO Secretary General Dr. Asad M. Khan as he completed his tenure in Tehran.During

Tehran – September 3, 2026 ECO Secretary General Dr. Asad M. Khan received Ms. Yumiko Ishikawa Takashima, the Representative of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Iran.Referring to the longstanding institutional relationship between ECO and the UN and its

September 2, 2026 An online Preparatory Expert-Level Meeting was convened on September 2, 2026, to review and finalize the Draft Turkistan Declaration for the 7th Meeting of the Attorneys/Prosecutors General of the ECO Member States. The meeting was chaired by

On 2 September 2026, Mr. Can Aygul, Director of Agriculture and Industry at the ECO Secretariat, visited the 15th International Innovation and Technology Exhibition (INOTEX 2026) at Pardis Technology Park in Tehran. Held from 2–5 September 2026, INOTEX brings together

Gorgan, Iran – August 27, 2026 Dr. Asad M. Khan, Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), met with H.E. Alireza Tahmasebi, Governor-General of Golestan Province, during his official visit to the province to discuss the strategic importance of

Gorgan, Iran – August 27, 2026 — Dr. Asad M. Khan, Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), undertook an official visit to Golestan Province to review progress on the ECO-supported Iran–Turkmenistan Joint Trade Zone (JTZ) initiative, aimed at

Tehran - August 20, 2026 In the follow-up to the meeting of ECO Secretary General and UN Under-Secretary-General on 13th August 2026, a virtual meeting between technical teams from the ECO Secretariat (Transport and Communications Directirate) and the UN Office

Tehran - August 19, 2026  The Customs Administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in coordination with the ECO Secretariat, has successfully concluded an online training webinar on 'Harmonized System (HS) of World Customs Organization' aimed at strengthening customs expertise

SECRETARY GENERAL
Amb. Dr. Asad M. Khan
14th Secretary General of ECO
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ECO Region and Global Agenda

The ECO intergovernmental machinery and institutional arrangements, as one of the most prominent regional economic groups in the world, are vividly interacting with the emerging and trending global issues, particularly the UN-sponsored global agendas. It was the case from the 1960s, when ECO’s predecessor - RCD - began to exist close to the “development paradigm” of the day, and continues to be the case in the post-2015 development agenda. The ECO Member States, individually and collectively as a region, are involved in policymaking as well as operational frameworks to react to the challenges/opportunities exposed by the global issues of regional and national impacts. These include, among others, climatic changes, natural hazards, and sectors and themes addressed by the SDGs.
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