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Seyed Abbas Araghchi Departs for Islamabad ECO Foreign Ministers Meeting
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi departed Islamabad to attend the ECO 30th meeting. The two-day ECO summit in Islamabad is chaired by Pakistan's Deputy PM Ishaq Dar.
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ECO Meeting in Islamabad
Iran’s top diplomat Seyed Abbas Araghchi departed for Pakistan on Sunday to attend the 30th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Islamabad. Pakistan hosts the two-day ECO foreign ministers’ meeting as the rotating chairmanship for 2026-2027, and the meeting is chaired by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. The ECO summit is aimed at boosting regional connectivity and bolstering trade partnerships, and the organization was originally formed by Iran, Türkiye and Pakistan as the Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) in 1964.
The ECO ministerial meeting kicked off in Islamabad on Sunday with senior officials from member states, and the main meeting will be held on Monday. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed Araghchi would attend the ECO foreign ministers’ meeting on Monday, November 16.
Afghanistan Absent, Iran Engaged
The two-day meeting of foreign ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) began in Islamabad on Sunday without the participation of a delegation from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s absence came despite its ECO membership and its strategic geographical position as a major transit corridor linking Central Asia with South Asia and the Middle East. Afghanistan and Iran agreed to expand trade cooperation and upgrade border infrastructure during a meeting between their senior officials in Tehran.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance reported that Minister of Finance Mohammad Nasir Akhund met Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Araghchi praised Afghanistan’s efforts to combat narcotics and commended the Islamic Emirate’s role in promoting economic stability in the country.
Trade, Transit, and ECO 2035
IRNA said the 30th ECO Council of Ministers meeting opened for a two-day session in Islamabad, and it said the Iranian Foreign Minister would deliver a speech and meet several counterparts from member states. IRNA reported that the Pakistani Foreign Ministry announced that as the rotating president of ECO for 2026-2027, Pakistan will strive to advance practical cooperation in trade, transport, investment, and sustainable development within the ECO region. IRNA said it is expected that at tomorrow’s session the “Strategic Objectives of Economic Cooperation 2035” (ECO 2035 Vision) will be approved.
The 30th meeting of the ECO Council of Ministers is being chaired by Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and is attended by foreign ministers and heads of delegations of ECO member states. The 30th Meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Council of Ministers (COM) will be held in Islamabad on November 15-16, and the meeting will focus on economic and trade cooperation among the organization’s 10 member states.