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ECO Calendar of Events/Meetings Calendar of Events for the years 2007-2008 Up to September 2007 ( For years: 2007 - 2008) |
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i) First Priority
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Sr.No. |
Event/Activity |
Date& Venue |
Remarks |
No. of held events |
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a) 4th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Commerce/Foreign Trade b) 5th HLEG on Trade and Investment and other related matters |
2007 Afghanistan
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Trilateral Interim Committee Meeting on Establishment of ECO Reinsurance Company |
14-15 May 2007 Pakistan
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Held as scheduled |
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1st meeting of the Heads of Central Banks of ECO member states |
23-24 April 2007 Pakistan |
Held as scheduled |
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a) 2nd ECO Ministerial Meeting on Finance/Economy b) 1st High Level Experts Group meeting on Finance/Economy |
5-7 April 2007 Turkey |
Held as scheduled |
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6th meeting of ECO Council of Heads of Customs Administration |
26-28 Sept 2007 Azerbaijan |
It will be held as scheduled |
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2nd meeting of the Sub Committee of experts for the consideration/prioritization of the recommendations of UNDP consultant on harmonization of customs organizations and procedures of the ECO member states |
26-27 September 2007 Baku, Azerbaijan |
It will be held as scheduled |
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Expert Group meeting on Agreement on Simplification of Visa Procedures for Businessmen of the ECO member states |
2007 To be determined |
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ECO Trade Fair |
15-18 Nov. 2007 Pakistan |
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Workshop on Potential Benefits of ECOTA |
2007 Tajikistan |
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ECO/WTO Seminar |
10 Sept. 2007 Pakistan |
Postponed |
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ii) Second Priority
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a) 8th General Assembly of ECO-CCI b) 11th Executive Committee Meeting of ECO-CCI |
26 October 2007 Turkey |
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a) 2nd ECO Business Forum b) Buyers/Sellers Meeting |
24-25 October 2007 Turkey |
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Non-ECO Activities
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Regional Symposium envisaged under ITC’s Project on “Regional Trade Promotion in Central Asia” |
To be determined |
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OIC COMCEC Meeting |
To be determined |
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| B) Transport & Communications | TOPé |
Transportation
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No. |
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Date & Venue |
Remarks |
No. of held events |
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3rd Meeting of Heads of Reference Marine Organizations |
16-18 Jan 2007 Karachi, Pakistan |
Held as scheduled |
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1. 14 |
First Meeting of the Insurance Committee of TTCC |
May 29-30, 2007 Tehran/Iran |
Held as scheduled |
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2. 15 |
First Meeting of the Railway Committee of TTCC |
March 14-15, 2007 Ankara |
Held as scheduled |
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3. 16 |
First Meeting of the Legal Committee of TTCC |
March 28-29, 2007 Islamabad/ |
Rescheduled. No new date yet given by hosts |
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4. 17 |
First Meeting of the Road Committee of TTCC |
17-18 Sept. 2007
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Held as scheduled |
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5. 18 |
Second Meeting of the Transit Transport Coordination Council (TTCC) |
25-26 September 2007, Baku, Azerbaijan |
Held as scheduled |
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6. 19 |
9th Meeting of the Heads of ECO Railway Authorities and 2nd Working Group for implementation of Trans-Asian Railway Mainline. |
12-14 June 2007 Astana/ Kazakhstan |
Held as scheduled |
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7. 20 |
2nd Workshop of the Multimodal Transport Project and its Inter-Agency Coordination Meeting on MMT |
25-27 June 2007 ECO Secretariat. |
Held as scheduled |
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International Conference on Multimodal Transportation (IMMTA Conference with Special Emphasis on ECO Countries) |
3-4 April 2007 Karachi /Pakistan |
Held as scheduled |
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2nd Meeting of the Civil Aviation Authorities/ Heads of National Airlines. |
to be determined |
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8. 23 |
High Level Expert Group Meeting for Implementation of the ECO Programme of Action for Transportation |
Yet to be determined. |
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The 1st Meeting of the Committee on Harmonization of Marine Transport Tariffs |
April 24-26, 2007 Tehran |
To be rescheduled |
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9. 25 |
1st Meeting of ECO Transport Club (with participation of Transport Associations/Private Sector) |
Second half of 2007 Tehran (ECO Secretariat) |
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7th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Transport & Communications. |
April 15-17, 2008 Turkey |
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4th Meeting of Heads of Reference Marine Organizations of ECO Member States |
2008 Iran |
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Post & Telecommunication
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10. 28 11. |
4th Meeting of ECO Postal Authorities. |
9-10 Oct 2007 Azerbaijan |
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12. 29 |
14th Meeting of the Directorate of National Telecommunication Companies of the ECO Member States and 5th ECO Experts Working Group Meetingg on the Trans-Asia-Europe Fibre Optical Cable System (TAEFOS). |
27-29 October, 2007
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Will be held in Tehran, Iran |
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Non-ECO Events:
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22nd Conference of the Directors General of OSJD Member States’ Railway Authorities. |
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It was held in Warsa but ECO could not attend |
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UNESCAP Ministerial Conference on Transport |
Yet to be determined |
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EGM on development of the Asian-Highway Network: Regional Experiences and lessons in Financing Highways infrastructure and improving road safety |
Bangkok/ Thailand |
ECO could not attend due to overlapping with the Meeting of ECO Heads of Railway Administrations in Astana |
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IV International Ministerial Conference,”TRANSEURASIA-2007” |
Astana, Kazakhstan |
Yet to be determined |
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| C) Energy, Minerals & Environment | TOPé |
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Event/Activity |
Date & Venue |
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No. of held events |
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5th Meeting of ECO Working Group on Environment |
To be determined |
To be determined 2007-08 |
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Expert Meeting on developing the Work Plan on Biodiversity |
24-25 April 2007 Islamabad |
Held as scheduled |
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1st meeting of ECO Working Group on New and Renewable Sources of Energy |
Tehran, Iran |
To be determined 2007-08 |
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Meeting of the Heads of Geological Survey of Member States |
30-31 May 2007 Tehran, Iran |
Held as scheduled |
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7th Specialized Experts Task Group (SETG) meeting on Power (in coordination with Consultant) |
To be determined |
To be determined 2007 |
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Workshop on Energy Conservation and Efficiency |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
To be determined 2007-08 |
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4th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Environment to be preceded by the Meeting of Senior Officials |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
2nd quarter 2008 |
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Events offered by the member states
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Date & Venue |
Remarks |
No. of held events |
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“Watershed Rehabilitation” Workshop /Seminar |
21-25 May 2007 Malatya, Turkey |
Held as scheduled |
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Seminar on Eco tourism |
7-9 May 2007 Kure Mountain, Turkey |
Held as scheduled |
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Meeting of the Task Force on Ecotourism |
21-22 October 2007 Tehran |
To be held as scheduled |
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Training Course on the preparation of Geosciences Database |
December 2007 Tehran |
To be determined
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Training Course for Energy Managers |
November 2007 Ankara,Turkey |
To be determined
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Events/Meetings to be organized in cooperation with the International Organizations/Agencies
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Event/Activity |
Date & Venue |
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ECO/WB Workshop on Regional Energy Trade |
End 2007- early 2008 |
To be determined |
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Non-ECO Events
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Sr. No. |
Event/Activity |
Date & Venue |
Remarks |
No. of held events |
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ECO Secretariat consultation with IDB on the project of interconnection of ECO countries power systems |
25-30 June 2007 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Held as scheduled |
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Sub-regional Working Group meeting on Energy Trade and Interconnection lead by UN ESCAP and ECO |
3 August 2007, Seoul South Korea |
Held as scheduled |
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AGRICULTURE
First priority
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Sr. No. |
Event/Activity |
Date & Venue |
Remarks |
No. of held events |
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ECO-ISIPO Workshop on Venture Capital System |
9-10 January 2007 ECO Secret. |
Held as scheduled |
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1st Regional Workshop on Harmonization of Seed Regulations |
15-17 Jan 2007 Islamabad |
Held as scheduled |
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3rd Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture |
5-7 March 2007 Iran |
Held as scheduled |
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Donors’ Conference on ECO Regional Food Security Projects |
Republic of Turkey |
November 2007 |
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2nd National Focal Points on establishment of ECO biotechnology network ECO-ABN |
2007 Iran |
To be determined |
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1st Meeting of Heads of ECO Meteorological Organizations |
3-5 Sept 2007 Iran |
Held as scheduled |
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Experts Group Meeting on follow-up of 1st workshop on harmonization of seed regulations |
Iran / Azerbaijan |
Not yet held |
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Second ECO Regional Workshop on Harmonization of Seed Regulations |
28 May – 1 June 2007 Baku |
Held as scheduled |
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Training Course for Trainers on Seed Marketing and Promotion |
24-29 June 2007, Izmir |
Held as scheduled |
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Third ECO Regional Workshop on Harmonization of Seed Regulations |
Uzbekistan |
2008 |
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First ECO Regional Seed Conference and Trade Exhibition |
Kyrgyzstan |
24 June 2008 |
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Second priority
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Training Seminar on Water Demand Management |
May 2007 Turkey |
Not materialized |
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Experts Group Meeting on Establishment of ECO Association or Forum of Cotton Producers and Exporters |
Republic of Azerbaijan (tentative) |
2007 |
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ECO- IDB-FAO Workshop on Livestock |
To be determined |
2007 |
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Industry
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4th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Industry and 3rd High Level Experts Group (HLEG) on Industry |
Kazakhstan (tentatively) |
2007 |
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2nd Meeting of Heads of Privatization Administration and First Meeting of the High Level Experts Group (HLEG) on Privatization & Private Sector Development |
10-12 April 2007 Pakistan |
Held as scheduled |
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First Coordination Committee Meeting on Industrial Property Rights |
2007 Turkey |
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1st Steering Committee Meeting on SMEs |
Iran |
Dec. 2007 |
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First Permanent Committee Meeting on Transfer of Technology |
30-31 Sept. 2007 Iran |
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The Second Workshop on Privatization |
6-8 June 2007 Azerbaijan |
Held as scheduled |
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Tourism
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2nd HLEG on Tourism |
Azerbaijan |
7-9 Nov. 2007 |
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3rd HLEG on Tourism |
2008 Turkey |
To be determined |
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1st Ministerial Meeting Tourism |
28 November 2007, Iran |
2008 |
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66 |
ECO Tourism Festival Day/ Tourism Fair |
28 Nov.2007 Iran |
2008 |
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E) Directorate of Human Resources and S | |