Foreign delegates arrive in Islamabad for 30th ECO ministerial meeting

Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Musa Kulaklikaya, accompanied by his delegation, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday and was received by Foreign Office officials at Islamabad International Airport,. Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Deputy Secretary General Ahmad Saidmurodzoda have also reached the federal capital to attend the meeting.

H.E. Mr. Musa Kulaklikaya, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye and Head of Delegation, arrived in Islamabad to take part in the 30th ECO Council of Ministers Meeting. He was received at the airport by the officials of MoFA. #ECOCOM30th #PakistanECOChairmanship #ECOIslamabad— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@Foreign.

Office. Pk)November 15, 2026Other visiting dignitaries include Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and Kazakhstan's Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Issagaliyev, who is leading his country's delegation. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Tahsin Ertugruloglu also arrived in Islamabad on Saturday to participate in the meeting.

The two-day ECO ministerial meeting will be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and attended by foreign ministers and heads of delegations from member states, along with representatives of the organisation's secretariat and subsidiary bodies.

The ministerial session will be preceded by a meeting of senior officials from ECO member states, who will review the organisation's activities and programmes, assess the performance of its subsidiary bodies and finalise the agenda and draft outcome documents for consideration by ministers. H.E.

Mr. Elnur Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Head of Delegation, arrived in Islamabad to participate in the 30th ECO Council of Ministers Meeting. He was received at Islamabad International Airport by the officers of MoFA. #ECOCOM30 #ECOPakistan.

Chairmanship— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@Foreign. Office. Pk)November 15, 2026Pakistan, which holds the ECO chairmanship for 2026-27, aims to advance regional cooperation under the theme "Reviving Regionalism for a Resilient ECO", the Foreign Office said.

Pakistan's chairmanship will focus on strengthening regional connectivity and integration, expanding partnerships and promoting collective efforts for economic prosperity and sustainable development. The Foreign Office said the chairmanship would also provide an opportunity to reinforce the ECO's role as a platform for regional cooperation, dialogue and economic collaboration.

Pakistan also aims to establish itself as a regional connectivity hub, facilitate logistics and supply chains and help shape the regional trade agenda. These initiatives are intended to unlock the region's economic potential and translate the benefits of cooperation into tangible improvements in the lives of people across ECO member states.

The ECO comprises 10 member countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iran, Turkiye, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.