ISLAMABAD, Mar 01(APP): The 13th Summit of Economic Cooperation Organisation is underway here on Wednesday.
It will focus on enhanced economic cooperation and regional connectivity.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is presiding over the summit.
All the ten member states including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the host Pakistan are participating in the Summit.
A special representative from China is also attending the summit.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Sharipovitch Jeenbekov and Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Ulugbak Rozukulov are present in the Summit.
The theme of the 13th Summit is “Connectivity for Regional Prosperity”, which assumes special significance in the backdrop of monumental project of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
The member states will focus on intra-region and inter-regions connectivity in energy, infrastructure, transport and trade sectors.
The summit will also adopt Islamabad Declaration and ECO Vision 2025, approved by the council of ministers, envisaging roadmap for enhanced economic cooperation and connectivity.
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