13th ECO Summit: Islamabad-Pakistan

[BHarwana]

ISLAMABAD: (APP) Pakistan is hosting the 13th ECO Summit here on 1 March and it would be preceded by the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) on February 26 27, and Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (COM) on February 28.

Briefing the media persons at the foreign Office here Saturday about the 13th ECO Summit and the expected outcomes, he said that Pakistan earlier hosted the 3rd ECO Summit at Islamabad in May 1995.

Most of the member states have already confirmed participation at Heads of State or Heads of Government level.
To a query, he said seven out of ten member states have confirmed the partition at highest level whereas Afghanistan and Azerbaijan have not yet confirmed. However, Afghanistan’s participation at the Foreign Minister level has already been confirmed.

High level participation of the member states will greatly enhance the vitality and substance of the Summit, he said.

ECO Observers and special guests have also been invited to attend the Summit.
Replying to a question, he said elaborate and comprehensive security arrangements have been made for the Summit and asserted that it would send a very positive message to the world.

To another question about India‘s bid to isolate Pakistan in the comity of the nations, Sartaj said that no such effort has so far borne any fruit. “Our importance and strategic role in Muslim countries is still vitally significant and we continue to participate in the proceedings of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). We were away from the SAARC summit only.”

He informed that the Secretary General of SAARC (Pakistan’s Foreign Office Official) is expected to join the SAARC Secretariat next month.

He said the theme of ECO Summit is “Connectivity for Regional Prosperity” and the Summit will deliberate and decide on ways and means to augment cooperation in the areas of connectivity, trade, energy, tourism, investment, industry, economic growth, productivity, social welfare and environment.

https://timesofislamabad.com/72756-2/2017/02/25/

 

[bananarepublic]

Yay isolation at its highest

 

[egodoc222]

Which are the seven countries?

 

[Basel]

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[Basel]

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[Basel]

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Only a chutia will consider Afghanistan as a twin brother and since government of Pakistan is run by chutias hence such statement coming from the FO does not come as a surprise no matter how many lives Pakistan lose due to Afghan sponsored terrorism and Afghans being caught red handed with explosives and other material.

Man we are educated people here, so please don't use bad language, even if you don't agree with some thing it can be opposed with manners.

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[Basel]

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[IceCold]

Man we are educated people here, so please don't use bad language, even if you don't agree with some thing it can be opposed with manners.

Manners! and that too with people such as the ones currently leading, Sorry i dont have the stomach for that. They will be addressed in the language they deserve. After more than 100 people lost their lives as a result of direct terrorism sponsored by the Afghan scums, the government of Pakistan comes with such statements instead of taking them to cleaners, i mean seriously this should boil the blood of every concerned Pakistani.
PS. I only wanted to quote the tweet and not the post so as to not direct it towards a poster.

 

[Basel]

Manners! and that too with people such as the ones currently leading, Sorry i dont have the stomach for that. They will be addressed in the language they deserve. After more than 100 people lost their lives as a result of direct terrorism sponsored by the Afghan scums, the government of Pakistan comes with such statements instead of taking them to cleaners, i mean seriously this should boil the blood of every concerned Pakistani.
PS. I only wanted to quote the tweet and not the post so as to not direct it towards a poster.

Our actions should speak louder then words. If you want change then work for change just talk can't change anything in Pakistan.

 

[IceCold]

Our actions should speak louder then words. If you want change then work for change just talk can't change anything in Pakistan.

Look! What i need to do i am doing but it will not take one man to change but rather a collective effort so question is what are you doing? Are you part of the change or the status quo?
And i have already made it clear that its the tweet i was quoting not your post. so let it be.

 

[BHarwana]

Oh man the enemy is in the east not west lets stick to that first.

 

[Kambojaric]

ECO holds far more potential for us than SAARC. Glad to see us hosting this event.

 

[ABCharlie]

I have been a fan of ECO for many years now. Even though the progress was slow back then, I always knew a time would come when this body will take on a much more practical form. And with CPEC and current geopolitical conditions, that time is finally here. Expecting great things in the coming years from ECO.

This is where Pakistan belongs, guys. Not in SAARC.

 

[as1mz]

Let's see what this Summit brings this time around. My eyes on Afghanistan

http://todayinpakistan.com/13th-eco-summit-islamabad/

 

[Max]

The 13th Meeting of the ECO Heads of State/Government will be hosted by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 1st March 2017. The Summit will be preceded by the 22nd Meeting of the ECO Council of Foreign Ministers (COM) on 28th February 2017 in Islamabad. Senior Officials from Member States will meet on 27th February 2017 in Islamabad to make final preparations for the COM/Summit.



The Summit is expected to review the state of affairs of ECO in the light of the new and emerging global and regional circumstances and agree on the course of actions ECO should follow in expanding regional economic cooperation among its Member States. The new ECO Vision 2025 is also expected to be adopted in Islamabad meetings.



The last ECO Summit was held in October 2012 in Baku. The 21st COM meeting was held in November 2013 in Tehran.

http://www.ecosecretariat.org/Upcomming_Meetings/2017/upcoming_events2.htm

countries will attend the ECO summit
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The 13th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit would be held in Islamabad tomorrow (Tuesday), reported Dunya News.

There would be fool proof security as more than 6000 security personnel would be on duty. All the offices in Islamabad and Rawalpindi would be closed after 1 pm on 28 February and would remain closed on 1 March.

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan chaired a meeting in which it was decided that there will be two VIP routes for the guests and a bomb disposal squad would clear the route for them from airport to red zone.

Rangers personnel would also look after the security situation in the area. The Kashmir highway would be closed for general public till night of 1 March for security reasons.

Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, presidents of Azerbaijan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Prime Ministers Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, and Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan will represent their countries at the ECO summit.


http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/376945-13th-ECO-summit-to-be-held-in-Islamabad-tomorrow

IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ARRIVES IN ISLAMABAD TO PARTICIPATE IN ECO SUMMIT

09:45 PM, 27 Feb, 2017

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Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif has arrived in Islamabad on Monday to participate in ECO Summit.

The high officials of foreign ministry welcomed the distinguished guest and delegation.

Later talking to media at airport, Iranian Foreign Minister said economic relations between Pakistan and Iran are strengthening.

He said his country attaches great importance to ECO summit.