ECO Foreign Ministers Meet in Islamabad; Iran's Araghchi Attends, Heads to Oman for Talks on Tuesday
The 30th Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) opened in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Sunday for a two-day session. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Sunday that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will participate in the ministerial meeting on Monday, which will focus on economic and trade cooperation among the organization's 10 member states, according to Press TV. Araghchi will then travel to Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Tuesday for consultations with his Omani counterpart.
Araghchi has arrived in Islamabad, where he was welcomed at Nur Khan Air Base by representatives of Pakistan's Foreign Ministry and Iran's ambassador to Islamabad, Reza Amiri Moghaddam. During the visit he will address the meeting and hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from ECO member states.
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release on Saturday that, as ECO chair for 2026-2027, Pakistan will seek to advance the organization's objectives under the theme "Reviving Regionalism for a Resilient ECO." The meeting is chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
Founded in 1985, the ECO groups Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, and promotes regional trade and economic development.
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran)
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran
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Photo: 图：伊朗外交部长Abbas Araghchi。Mohammad Hassanzadeh摄，CC BY 4.0，Wikimedia Commons。/ Image: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo by Mohammad Hassanzadeh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
