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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
Sr.No. | Event/Activity | Date& Venue | Remarks | No. of held events |
1 | 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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2 | Trilateral Interim Committee Meeting on Establishment of ECO Reinsurance Company | 14-15 May 2007 Pakistan
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3 | 1st meeting of the Heads of Central Banks of ECO member states | 23-24 April 2007 Pakistan | Held as scheduled | 2 |
4 | 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 | 3 |
5 | 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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6 | 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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7 | 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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8 | ECO Trade Fair | 15-18 Nov. 2007 Pakistan |
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9 | Workshop on Potential Benefits of ECOTA | 2007 Tajikistan |
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10 | ECO/WTO Seminar | 10 Sept. 2007 Pakistan | Postponed |
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ii) Second Priority
11 | a) 8th General Assembly of ECO-CCI b) 11th Executive Committee Meeting of ECO-CCI | 26 October 2007 Turkey |
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12 | a) 2nd ECO Business Forum b) Buyers/Sellers Meeting | 24-25 October 2007 Turkey |
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Non-ECO Activities
1. | Regional Symposium envisaged under ITC’s Project on “Regional Trade Promotion in Central Asia” | To be determined |
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2. | OIC COMCEC Meeting | To be determined |
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| B) Transport & Communications | TOPé |
Transportation
No. | Event/Activity | Date & Venue | Remarks | No. of held events |
13 13 | 3rd Meeting of Heads of Reference Marine Organizations | 16-18 Jan 2007 Karachi, Pakistan | Held as scheduled | 4 |
1. 14 | First Meeting of the Insurance Committee of TTCC | May 29-30, 2007 Tehran/Iran | Held as scheduled | 5 |
2. 15 | First Meeting of the Railway Committee of TTCC | March 14-15, 2007 Ankara | Held as scheduled | 6 |
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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5. 18 | Second Meeting of the Transit Transport Coordination Council (TTCC) | 25-26 September 2007, Baku, Azerbaijan | Held as scheduled | 8 |
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 | 9 |
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 | 10 |
21 | International Conference on Multimodal Transportation (IMMTA Conference with Special Emphasis on ECO Countries) | 3-4 April 2007 Karachi /Pakistan | Held as scheduled | 11 |
22 | 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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24 | 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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26 | 7th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Transport & Communications. | April 15-17, 2008 Turkey | . |
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27 | 4th Meeting of Heads of Reference Marine Organizations of ECO Member States | 2008 Iran |
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Post & Telecommunication
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
| Will be held in Tehran, Iran |
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Non-ECO Events:
3 | 22nd Conference of the Directors General of OSJD Member States’ Railway Authorities. |
| It was held in Warsa but ECO could not attend | 1 |
4 | UNESCAP Ministerial Conference on Transport | Yet to be determined |
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5 | 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 | 2 |
6 | IV International Ministerial Conference,”TRANSEURASIA-2007” | Astana, Kazakhstan | Yet to be determined |
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Sr. No. | Event/Activity | Date & Venue | Remarks | No. of held events |
30 | 5th Meeting of ECO Working Group on Environment | To be determined | To be determined 2007-08 |
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31 | Expert Meeting on developing the Work Plan on Biodiversity | 24-25 April 2007 Islamabad | Held as scheduled | 12 |
32 | 1st meeting of ECO Working Group on New and Renewable Sources of Energy | Tehran, Iran | To be determined 2007-08 |
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33 | Meeting of the Heads of Geological Survey of Member States | 30-31 May 2007 Tehran, Iran | Held as scheduled | 13 |
34 | 7th Specialized Experts Task Group (SETG) meeting on Power (in coordination with Consultant) | To be determined | To be determined 2007 |
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35 | Workshop on Energy Conservation and Efficiency | Islamabad, Pakistan | To be determined 2007-08 |
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36 | 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
Sr. No. | Event/Activity | Date & Venue | Remarks | No. of held events |
37 | “Watershed Rehabilitation” Workshop /Seminar | 21-25 May 2007 Malatya, Turkey | Held as scheduled |
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38 | Seminar on Eco tourism | 7-9 May 2007 Kure Mountain, Turkey | Held as scheduled |
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39 | Meeting of the Task Force on Ecotourism | 21-22 October 2007 Tehran | To be held as scheduled |
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40 | Training Course on the preparation of Geosciences Database | December 2007 Tehran | To be determined
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41 | 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
Sr. No. | Event/Activity | Date & Venue | Remarks | No. of held events |
42 | ECO/WB Workshop on Regional Energy Trade | End 2007- early 2008 | To be determined |
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Non-ECO Events
Sr. No. | Event/Activity | Date & Venue | Remarks | No. of held events |
7 | 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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8 | 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
Sr. No. | Event/Activity | Date & Venue | Remarks | No. of held events |
43 | ECO-ISIPO Workshop on Venture Capital System | 9-10 January 2007 ECO Secret. | Held as scheduled | 16 |
44 | 1st Regional Workshop on Harmonization of Seed Regulations | 15-17 Jan 2007 Islamabad | Held as scheduled | 17 |
45 | 3rd Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture | 5-7 March 2007 Iran | Held as scheduled | 18 |
46 | Donors’ Conference on ECO Regional Food Security Projects | Republic of Turkey | November 2007 |
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47 | 2nd National Focal Points on establishment of ECO biotechnology network ECO-ABN | 2007 Iran | To be determined |
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48 | 1st Meeting of Heads of ECO Meteorological Organizations | 3-5 Sept 2007 Iran | Held as scheduled | 19 |
49 | Experts Group Meeting on follow-up of 1st workshop on harmonization of seed regulations | Iran / Azerbaijan | Not yet held |
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50 | Second ECO Regional Workshop on Harmonization of Seed Regulations | 28 May – 1 June 2007 Baku | Held as scheduled | 20 |
51 | Training Course for Trainers on Seed Marketing and Promotion | 24-29 June 2007, Izmir | Held as scheduled | 21 |
52 | Third ECO Regional Workshop on Harmonization of Seed Regulations | Uzbekistan | 2008 |
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53 | First ECO Regional Seed Conference and Trade Exhibition | Kyrgyzstan | 24 June 2008 |
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54 | Training Seminar on Water Demand Management | May 2007 Turkey | Not materialized |
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55 | Experts Group Meeting on Establishment of ECO Association or Forum of Cotton Producers and Exporters | Republic of Azerbaijan (tentative) | 2007 |
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56 | ECO- IDB-FAO Workshop on Livestock | To be determined | 2007 |
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Industry
57 | 4th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Industry and 3rd High Level Experts Group (HLEG) on Industry | Kazakhstan (tentatively) | 2007 |
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58 | 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 | 22 |
59 | First Coordination Committee Meeting on Industrial Property Rights | 2007 Turkey |
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60 | 1st Steering Committee Meeting on SMEs | Iran | Dec. 2007 |
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61 | First Permanent Committee Meeting on Transfer of Technology | 30-31 Sept. 2007 Iran |
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62 | The Second Workshop on Privatization | 6-8 June 2007 Azerbaijan | Held as scheduled | 23 |
Tourism
63 | 2nd HLEG on Tourism | Azerbaijan | 7-9 Nov. 2007 |
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64 | 3rd HLEG on Tourism | 2008 Turkey | To be determined |
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65 | 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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Human and Sustainable Development
S.No. | Event/Activity | Date & Venue | Remarks | No. of held events |
67 | Second Meeting of High Level Experts Group (HLEG) on Human Resource Development and prospect of MDG implementation | 3-4 Sep 2007 Pakistan | Postponed; new date being worked out. |
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68 | Regional Conference of ECO Capitals and Metropolises Mayors, titled “Good Urban Governance” | 2007 Tehran, Iran | Postponed |
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69 | Second Workshop on the ECO School Earthquake Safety Review | 8-10 October 2007 Pakistan |
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70 | Workshop on Disaster Management | 8-10 October 2007 Pakistan |
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Health
71 | Meeting on “Establishing a Network of Pharmaceuticals Inspections” | 13-15 Nov. 2007, Iran |
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72 | Workshop on the Prevention of HIV/AIDS | Turkey | Sep/Oct 2007 |
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Drug Control Coordination Unit (DCCU)
73 | Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Drug Control | 7-8 May 2007 Tehran, Iran | October 2007 |
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74 | 2nd Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on Drug Related Issues | To be determined | 2007 |
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75 | Workshop on Prevention of HIV/AIDS related to drug | 21-23 May 2007 Tehran, Iran | Held as scheduled | 24 |
76 | Drug Concealment Areas and Searching Techniques Course | TADOC, Ankara | 17-21 September2007 | 25 |
77 | Train the Trainers Course (Narcotics and Custom Officers) | TADOC, Ankara | 5-16 November2007 |
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Cooperation between ECO Interior Ministries
78 | High Level Experts Group (HLEG) meeting to review the implementation of decisions made by the 1st Meeting of ECO Interior Ministers | Turkey | November 2007 |
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79 | 2nd Meeting of the ECO Interior Ministers | Turkmenistan | 2nd half of 2007 |
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80 | Workshop on illegal migration and human trafficking with the assistance of International Organization for Migration (IOM). | ECO Secretariat | 2007 |
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81 | Meeting of Border Security/Law Enforcement Agencies | Iran | 2007 |
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82 | Workshop on Border Security Issues | Iran | 2007 |
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83 | Workshop on “Anti-Terrorist Struggle” | Turkey | 2008 |
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Non-ECO Event
No. | Event/Activity | Date & Venue | Remarks | No. of held events |
9 | High level Committee of the General Assembly on South-South Cooperation | May/June 2007 New York |
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10 | UNESCAP, Expert Group Meeting on interregional cooperation to strengthen Social Inclusion, Gender Equality and Health Promotion in the MDG Process. | Bangkok, Thailand | 18-19 Oct. 2007 |
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11 | 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development | New York May 2007 | Held as scheduled; the Secretariat did not participate. | 5 |
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84 | First Meeting of the ECO Heads of National Statistical Offices | 28-29 January 2008, Iran |
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85 | 6th ECO National Focal Points (NFPs) meeting on Economic Research and Statistics. | 2007 To be determined |
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86 | 7th ECO National Focal Points (NFPs) meeting on Economic Research and Statistics | 2008 Turkey |
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87 | 1st meeting of the senior officials of the relevant economic research institutes / organizations / departments of ECO countries. | 2008 To be determined |
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88 | Workshop on measuring the non-observed economy | 10-13 Nov. 2007, Iran |
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89 | Consultancy on applying modern approaches for project preparation, evaluation and implementation | January-February 2008 ECO Secretariat |
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Non – ECO Events/Activities
12 | Meeting of the Project Working Group (PWG) on Statistics, SPECA | 2007 To be determined |
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MEETINGS OF THE DECISION MAKING ORGANS OF ECO
No. | Event/Activity | Date & Venue | Remarks | No. of held events |
90 | 17th Meeting of the Regional Planning Council (RPC) | 18-22 Feb. 2007 ECO Sect. Tehran | Held as scheduled | 26 |
91 | Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) (Preparatory to the 17th COM) | Herat, Afghanistan | 17-18 October, 2007
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92 | 17th Meeting of the Council of Ministers (COM) | Herat, Afghanistan | 20 October, 2007
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93 | 18th Meeting of the Regional Planning Council (RPC) | Pakistan | January/February 2008 |
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Meeting of the ECO Audit Board/Afghanistan Reconstruction Fund
No. | Event/Activity | Date & Venue | Remarks | No. of held events |
94 | ECO Audit Board | 29 April -3 May 2007 ECO Secretariat | Held as scheduled | 27 |
95 | Steering Committee Meeting of member states contributed to Afghanistan Reconstruction Fund, including Afghanistan and ECO Secretariat | Kabul, Afghanistan (proposed) | 2007
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96 | Second Experts Group Meeting on Culture and Third Meeting of BOT of ECO Cultural Institute (ECI) | 21-22 May 2007, Islamabad, Pakistan | Held as scheduled | 28 |
97 | Experts Group Meeting of ECO Science Foundation | 3-4 Sept, 2007 Islamabad, Pakistan | Held as scheduled | 29 |
98 | First Meeting of BOT of ECO Science Foundation | Islamabad, Pakistan | 2007 |
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99 | Experts Group Meeting of ECO Educational Institute | Ankara, Turkey | 2007 |
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100 | First Meeting of BOT of ECO Educational Institute | Ankara, Turkey | 2007 |
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International Relations (Non-ECO Events)
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13 | 11th Consultative Meeting among executive heads of sub-regional organizations (ECO, SAARC, ASEAN, Pacific Island Forum) and UNESCAP | 23 May 2007 Kazakhstan | Held | 6 |
14 | 34th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM) | 15-17 May 2007 Islamabad | Held | 7 |
15 | Participation in the 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly | September 2007 New York, USA | ECO could not attend due to inadequate spacing with 17th COM | 8 |
Informal Meeting of the Council of Ministers (COM) on the sidelines of the 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly |
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11th ECO-ASEAN Joint Ministerial Meeting on the sidelines of the 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly |
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List of events not included in the
ECO Calendar of Events for 2007-2008 and attended by ECO Secretariat
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1. | Courtesy Visit to Turkey | 23-25 Jan 2007 Ankara/Istanbul | Mr. Khurshid Anwar, Secretary General Mr. Ali Yuksul Mert, Assistant Director |
2. | Courtesy Visit to Azerbaijan | 8-10 February 2007 | Mr. Khurshid Anwar, Secretary General |
3. | Muslims BIG International Exhibition | 10-12 February 2007 Karachi, Pakistan | Mr. Hasan Sahin, Program Officer Mr. Qazi Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Adm. Asst |
4. | To visit Transport Authorities of Uzbekistan about the Trans Asian Railway Project | 12-15 February 2007 Tashkent | Dr. Serik Alybaev, Deputy Secretary General Mr. Mehran Khamisizadeh, Program Officer |
5. | Task Force Meeting on Regional Institute for Standardization Conformity Assessment, Accreditation and Metrology (RISCAM) | 12-14 February 2007 Ankara | Mr. Metin Genckol, Director, AIT |
6. | Courtesy Visit to Turkmenistan | 12-14 March 2007 Ashgabat | Mr. Khurshid Anwar, Secretary General |
7. | Courtesy Visit to Afghanistan | 24-28 March 2007 Kabul | Mr. Khurshid Anwar, Secretary General Mr. Qazi Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Adm. Asst |
8. | The 4th World Summit | 13-14 April 2007 Istanbul | Mr. Khurshid Anwar, Secretary General Mr. Muzaffer Alacaogullari, Director |
9 | ECO Working Group Meeting to Finalize the Draft Statute of ECO Veterinary Commission (ECO-VECO) | 3-5 April, 2007 Tehran, Iran | Mr. Metin Genckol, Director, AIT |
10. | Courtesy Calls on Kazakh dignitaries (during participation in 11th Consultative Meeting of Executive Heads of Sub-Regional Organizations and ESCAP) | 19-24 May 2007 Almaty, Kazakhstan | Mr. Khurshid Anwar, Secretary General Dr. Serik Alybaev, Deputy Secretary General |
11. | 2nd international Turkish-Asian Congress on Economic Cooperation & development | 23-25 May 2007, Istanbul | Dr. Sohrab Shahabi, Deputy Secretary General Mr. Davoud Rezaee Eskandari, Program Officer |
12. | Paris Pact Expert Round Table Meeting on Precursors used in Heroin Manufacture | 29-30 May 2007, Vienna | Mr. Hossein Pourkarami, DCCU Officer |
13. | Second Conference of UIC | 29-30 May 2007 Isfahan, Iran | Mr. Khurshid Anwar, Secretary General Mr. Mehran Khamisizadeh, Program Officer |
14. | Joint ECO-Iran Mission to Turkmenistan to discuss the ECO Container & Passenger Trains | 4-7 June 2007 Ashgabat | Mr. Mohammad Mirzaei Kahagh, Director, T&C |
15. | Preparatory Meeting planned by the State Planning Organization of Turkey at Istanbul Chamber of Commerce | 28 June 2007 Ankara | Mr. Waqar Ahmad Shah, Director, T&I |
16. | Courtesy Visit to Kyrgyzstan | 28 June – 2 July 2007, Bishkek | Mr. Khurshid Anwar, Secretary General Mr. Kubat Umurzakov, Director, PERS |
17. | Annual Meeting of Board of ECO Trade and Development Bank | 3 July 2007 Istanbul | Mr. Mustafa Demirezen, Deputy Secretary General |
18. | FAO Technical Consultation Meeting and Inauguration of the FAO Sub-Regional Office for Central Asia | 11-13 July 2007 Ankara, Turkey | Mr. Mustafa Demirezen, Deputy Secretary General |
19. | FAO, ICARDA and ECO Meeting with Kyrgyz Authorities to finalize the details in connection with the Conference and Exhibition | 18-19 July 2007 Bishkek | Mr. Metin Genckol, Director, AIT |
20. | UNESCAP-UNDP/ADB High Level Regional MDG Meeting | 19-20 July 2007 Bishkek | Mr. Metin Genckol, Director, AIT |
21. | Climate Research Council Meeting | 24-25 July 2007 Mashad, Iran | Mr. Metin Genckol, Director, AIT Mr. Mahmoud Goharpay, Social Secretary |
22. | Muslims Excellent Competitiveness Corporation Award (MECCA) Ceremony | 12 August 2007 Tehran | Mr. Waqar Ahmad Shah, Director, T&I |
23. | Visit to Heart in connection with the 17th COM | 24-27 August 2007, Heart, Afghanistan | Dr. Sohrab Shahabi, Deputy Secretary General Mr. M.H. Sheikhelislami, AD (Admn) |
24. | Coordination/Consultation Meeting for the Preparations of the Donors’ Conference | 10-11 Sept. 2007 Ankara, Turkey | Mr. Metin Genckol, Director, AIT |
Status of Held Events (January-September 2007)
ECO & Non ECO Events/Activities
Title | Implemented | Non-implemented | Total | Implementation percentage |
ECO events/activities for years 2007& 2008 | 29* | 74 | 100 | 29 % |
ECO events/activities scheduled for year 2007 (with date and venue) | 29 | 24 | 52 | 55% |
ECO events/activities which have no specific date ( to be determined) in 2007 | - | - | 36 | - |
ECO events/activities for year 2008 | - | - | 12 | - |
Non ECO events/activities for years 2007& 2008 | 8** | 12 | 15 | 53 % |
* Excluding 24 non-ECO event, attended by ECO Secretariat which were not part of the ECO Calendar of Events for 2006-2007.
** Out of 15 non-ECO events included in the Calendar of Events, 8 were held and only 4 of them were attended by ECO.
Comparative Table of Realization of 2005-2006 Calendar of Events
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Implemented ECO events/activities | 34 (out of 74) | 46% | 40 (out of 54) | 74% |
Participation of ECO in non ECO events | 5 (out of 13) | 38% | 6 (out of 13) | 46% |
Total | 39 (out of 87) | 46 (out of 67) | ||
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