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Turkish, Azeri, SCO officials arrive in Islamabad for ECO ministerial

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Foreign dignitaries from Turkey, Azerbaijan, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are among those arriving in Islamabad for the two-day 30th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Council of Ministers, which begins today. The meeting will be chaired by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and will focus on advancing regional connectivity and integration under Pakistan’s ECO chairmanship for 2026-27. Pakistan aims to strengthen the ECO’s role in regional cooperation and economic collaboration, with a theme of “Reviving Regionalism for a Resilient ECO.”
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The capital city of Islamabad is hosting the two-day 30th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Council of Ministers, starting on November 15, 2026. Among the dignitaries arriving are Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Musa Kulaklikaya, Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Deputy Secretary General Ahmad Saidmurodzoda, Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Issagaliyev, and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Secretary General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. The meeting will be chaired by Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and will include foreign ministers and heads of delegations from ECO member states. Prior to the ministerial meeting, senior officials from ECO member states will convene to review the organization’s activities and programs, assess the work of its subsidiary bodies, and finalize the agenda and draft outcome documents.

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It will be preceded by a gathering of senior officials from ECO member states, who will review the organisation’s activities and programmes, assess the work of its subsidiary bodies and finalise the agenda and draft outcome documents for consideration by the ministers.
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The ECO’s ministerial meeting will be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and attended by foreign ministers and heads of delegations from ECO member states, along with representatives of the organisation’s secretariat and subsidiary bodies.
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Foreign dignitaries continue to arrive in Islamabad as the capital gears up to host the two-day 30th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Council of Ministers starting today. asserted
capital → continue → Ministers
Among the visiting dignitaries is Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Musa Kulaklikaya, who was received by Foreign Office (FO) officials upon his arrival, the FO said on Sunday. asserted
FO → visit → Sunday
Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Deputy Secretary General Ahmad Saidmurodzoda are also among those who have reached Islamabad for the meeting. asserted
who → reach → meeting
On Saturday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Tahsin Ertugruloglu also arrived in Islamabad to participate in the meeting. asserted
Ertugruloglu → arrive → meeting
The ECO’s ministerial meeting will be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and attended by foreign ministers and heads of delegations from ECO member states, along with representatives of the organisation’s secretariat and subsidiary bodies. asserted
meeting → chair → secretariat
It will be preceded by a gathering of senior officials from ECO member states, who will review the organisation’s activities and programmes, assess the work of its subsidiary bodies and finalise the agenda and draft outcome documents for consideration by the ministers. asserted
who → precede → ministers
Pakistan, which holds the ECO chairmanship for 2026-27, will seek to advance the organisation’s objectives under the theme “Reviving Regionalism for a Resilient ECO”, the FO said in a statement on Saturday. asserted
FO → hold → Saturday
It said Pakistan’s chairmanship would focus on strengthening regional connectivity and integration, deepening partnerships and promoting collective efforts for economic prosperity and sustainable development. asserted
chairmanship → say → prosperity
The chairmanship would also provide an opportunity to strengthen the ECO’s role as a platform for regional cooperation, dialogue and economic collaboration, it added. asserted
it → provide → cooperation
According to the FO, Pakistan also aims to position itself as a regional connectivity hub, facilitate logistics supply chains and help shape the agenda for regional trade. uncertain
Pakistan → accord → trade
The efforts would help unlock the region’s economic potential and translate the benefits of regional cooperation into tangible improvements in the lives of people in ECO member states, the statement said. asserted
statement → help → states
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