The ECO Secretary General H.E.Mr. Khusrav Noziri, called on the Honourable Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran H.E. Dr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, on the sidelines of the 15th ECO Summit at Ashgabat, on 28 November 2021.

On 27 November 2021, the Secretary General was received by H.E. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov the President of Turkmenistan at the Presidential Palace in Ashgabat. The Secretary General while expressing his deep appreciation for the warm hospitality extended to ECO delegation by the government and the people of Turkmenistan briefed H.E. on the outcomes of the 25th Meeting of the Council of Ministers (COM) which was successfully held in Ashgabat under the Chairmanship of Turkmenistan on 27 November 2021.

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 Uzbekistan participated in the meeting. The delegation of ECO Cultural Institute as well as the ECO Secretariat’s delegation headed by the Secretary General also attended the Meeting.

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Railway Administrations of the Republic of Kazakhstan , Turkmenustan and Islamuc Republic of Iran on the implementation of the KTI Railway Freight Corridor was singed during a ceremony on the sidelines of the 15th ECO SUMMIT at the Business Forum held on 26th November at the Chamber of Commerce of Turkmenistan.

The 4th Business Forum of the ECO Member States was held in hybrid format on 26th November 2021 in Asghabat, Turkmenistan and was successfully jointly organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, ECO Secretariat, and ECO-Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECO-CCI). The Business forum was attended by the delegates from the ECO countries including Chambers of Commerce and Industry, high level representatives of different Ministries of Turkmenistan as well as representatives from the International Organizations and International Financial Institutions

On 23 November 2021, the ECO Secretary General, H.E. Mr. Khusrav Noziri calls on H.E. Dr. Ebrahim Raisi President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

International conference “Neutrality, peace and trust” was held on November 19, 2021 in Ashgabat, which was jointly organized by the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Secretariat of ECO.

On November 18, 2021 ECO Secretary General, Ambassador Khusrav Noziri held online videoconference with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, H.E. Mr. Rashid Meredov.

The ECO Secretary General, Ambassador Khusrav Noziri, met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran for Economic Diplomacy, Mr. Mahdi Safari, on November 16, 2021.

An ECO delegation headed by Dr. Sayed Yahya Akhlaqi, Deputy Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization participated in the 2021 SPECA Economic Forum held on November 17, 2021. The Forum was jointly organized virtually by the UNESCA, UNECE and the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan under the theme of “Sustainable Transport and Trade for a Green and Inclusive Economy after Pandemic. High-level Representatives from SPECA countries, as well as regional and international organizations also attended the Forum.