ECO Calendar of Events/Meetings ( For years: 2010 - 2011 ) |
Trade & Investment
No | Event/Activity | Venue | Date |
1 | a) 4th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Commerce / Foreign Trade b) 5th HLEG on Trade and Investment and other related matters | Afghanistan | April/May 2010 |
2 | 2nd Meeting of the ECOTA Cooperation Council. | Turkey | 2010 |
3 | Trilateral Interim Committee Meeting on Establishment of ECO Reinsurance Company | Pakistan | February 2010 (already held) |
4 | 1st Meeting of the ECO Heads of Investment Promotion Agencies | Afghanistan | 2010 |
5 | 2nd Meeting of the Heads of Central Banks of ECO Member States | Iran | 2010 |
6 | 4th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Finance/Economy | Kazakhstan | 2010 |
7 | 7th Meeting of ECO Council of Heads of Customs Administration | Pakistan,
| 2nd half of 2010 |
8 | 2nd Meeting of ECO Heads of Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) | Azerbaijan | 2nd half of 2010 |
9 | International Symposium on Exchange of Technical Expertise on SPS/TBT among ECO Member States | Pakistan | 26-27 April,2010
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10 | 4th ECO Business Forum | Azerbaijan | 2nd half of 2010 |
11 | 3rd ECO Trade Fair | Kazakhstan | October 2010 |
12 | 2nd EGM on Corruption and Money Laundering | Kyrgyz Republic | 2010 |
13 | Orientation Seminars on ECO Trade and Investment Network Web Portal for NFPs and officials of Economic Ministries | To be hosted by all Member States except Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan | May, June & July 2010 |
14 | Trade Policy Review Sessions | In Selected Member States | 2010 |
15 | Seminar on ECO Women Entrepreneurship Development
| Afghanistan | 2010 |
16 | Working Group Meeting on Global Financial Crisis: Lessons Learned and Experience Gained by ECO Member Countries | Tehran | 24-25 February, 2010 |
17 | Events organized by ECO-CCI and ECO-TDB | To be determined | 2010 |
18 | Training Programme on Improving Investment Climate | Turkey | 2010 |
19 | 1st ECO International Trade Fair (Milan, Italy) | Iran | September 2010 |
20 | ECO Pavilion at the 13th International MUSIAD Trade Fair | Istanbul, Turkey | 6 – 10 October, 2010 |
21 | 4th ECO Investment Conference | Tajikistan | 2010 |
22 | ECO Seminar on Branding and Trade Marks | Iran | 2010 |
Non-ECO Activities
1 | Events organized by WTO, WCO, COMCEC, UNIDO, UNDP and WIPO | To be determined | 2010 |
Transport & Communication
Transport
| No | Event/Activity | Venue | Date | ||||
| 1 | Eighth ECO Ministerial Meeting on Transport and Communications | Kyrgyz Republic | Late June/early July 2010 | ||||
| 2 | Extraordinary Meeting of the Road Committee of the TTCC | ECO Secretariat | March 2010 | ||||
| 3 | Extraordinary Meeting of the Railway Committee of the TTCC | ECO Secretariat | March 2010 | ||||
| 4 | Forth Meeting of the Road Committee of the TTCC | Kyrgyz Republic | Late June/early July 2010 | ||||
| 5 | Fourth Meeting of the Railway Committee of the TTCC | Kyrgyz Republic | Late June/early July 2010 | ||||
| 6 | 3rd Meeting of the Insurance Committee of the TTCC | Kyrgyz Republic | Late June/early July 2010 | ||||
| 7 | 3rd Meeting of the Transit Trade Committee of the TTCC | Kyrgyz Republic | Late June/early July 2010 | ||||
| 8 | Fifth Meeting of the TTCC | Kyrgyz Republic | Late June/early July 2010 | ||||
| 9 | Second Meeting of the en-route countries of Istanbul-Almaty and Bandar Abbas-Almaty Container Trains | ECO Secretariat (back to back with the Extraordinary Meeting of the Railway Committee) | March 2010 | ||||
| 10 | 1st Meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Ozen-Gorgan Railway | Kazakhstan | June 2010 | ||||
| 11 | Ministerial Meeting on railway project for the Connection of Kashghar-Heart | Tehran | March/April 2010 | ||||
| 12 | Meeting of the en-route countries of the Ozen-Gorgan Railway | ECO-Secretariat
| 26-27 January, 2010 | ||||
| 13 | 4th Trilateral HLWG on ITI Express | ECO Secretariat
| 27-28 January, 2010 | ||||
14 | 5th Trilateral HLWG Meeting on ITI Express | Tehran | Last week of April 2010 |
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15 | 1st Trilateral Meeting on Customs issues of the ITI Express | Tehran | Early 2010 |
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16 | Business forums on ITI Express | ECO Secretariat | 2010 |
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17 | Donors/Investors Conference for Financing ECO Transport Infrastructural Projects | ECO Secretariat | 2010 |
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18 | Joint ECO-CoB Workshop on bilateral cooperation between white card and green Card | Brussels
| 20-21 January, 2010 |
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19 | First Meeting of the Senior Consular Officials of the ECO Member States on Visa Facilitation for Drivers and other Persons involved in Transit | ECO Secretariat | Early 2010 |
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20 | Regular Meetings of the Consular Officials of the Embassies of the ECO Countries | ECO Secretariat | 2010 |
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21 | 2nd and 3rd Meetings of the ECO Contact Group on the sidelines of the UNECE Working Groups | Geneva | 2010 |
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22 | 2nd Meeting of the ECO-Council of Bureaux for White Card | ECO Secretariat | September 2010 |
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23 | Training Course by ECO College of Insurance on White Card | Iran | 2nd half of 2010 |
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24 | Joint ECO/OSJD/UIC/OTIF/CIT/UNECE/ UNESCAP Inter-agency meeting on application of the CIM/SMGS Consignment Note and preparation of ECO rules and regulations for freight and passenger traffic by rail | ECO Secretariat | Early 2010 |
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25 | Joint ECO/UNESCAP/UNCTAD Regional Workshop on Establishment and Functioning Inter-Ministerial Committees for Transit Trade | Tehran (subject to coordination with the partner international agencies) | 2010 |
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26 | Second Meeting of the High Level Expert Group Meeting for Implementation of the ECO Program of Action for Transport and Communications and preparation of ECO Transport Master Plan | Tehran (subject to finalization of the TA with IDB on Mater plan for transport development) | 2010 |
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27 | Second Preparatory Meeting of ECO Logistic Provider Associations Federation (ECOLPAF ) | Turkey | September 2010 |
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28 | Joint ECO, ESCAP, IDB, UNECE and ADB workshop on ECO Master Plan for Transport Development | ECO Secretariat | Early 2010 |
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29 | 5th Meeting of Heads of Reference Marine Organizations of ECO Member States | Azerbaijan | 2012 |
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30 | Study tour on improving the operation of the TIR system and modernizing the border crossing points | Turkey | April 14-15, 2010 (Tentative) |
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31 | International (ECO+China) Seminar on revitalization of the Silk Road | Tehran | Second half of 2010 |
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32 | National Workshop on TIR Convention | Islamabad | 2010 March |
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33 | National Workshop on TIR Convention | Kabul | Early 2010 |
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34 | National Workshop on COTIF Rules/Regulations | Islamabad | 15 March 2010 |
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35 | Joint ECO/IDB Field Visit to en-route countries of Ozen-Gorgan rail | Kazakhstan-Turkey-Iran | March-April 2010 |
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36 | Regional Workshop on Railway engineering/ equipments | Tehran | 2010 |
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37 | Trilateral Inter-agency Meeting on Implementation of the MOU between ECO, UNECAP and IDB | Jeddah/Tehran/ Bangkok | 2010 |
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Post & Telecommunication
No | Event/Activity | Venue | Date |
1 | 6th Meeting of ECO Postal Authorities. | Kazakhstan | May-June 2010 |
2 | Fast Walking Competition of Postmen of the ECO Member States | Turkey or Pakistan | 2010 |
3 | ECO Regional Workshop on Privatization of Postal Services | Tehran
| January-February 2010 |
4 | 14th Meeting of the Heads of the National Telecommunication Companies of the ECO Member States | Iran | Second half of 2010 |
Non-ECO Events
1 | Expert Group Meeting on Operationalization of International Inter-modal Transport Corridors in North-East and Central Asia | Kazakhstan | 2010 |
2 | 15th Session of the SPECA Project Working Group on Transport and Border Crossing | To be determined | March 2010 |
3 | UNESCAP Meeting on Transport | To be determined | 2010 |
4 | UNECE Transport Meeting | Geneva | 2010 |
5 | International Conference on "EuroasiaRail 2010" | Istanbul
| February 10-11, 2010 |
6 | IRU Conference/Seminar on Road Transport | To be determined | To be specified |
Agriculture, Industry & Tourism
Agriculture
No. | Event/Activity | Venue | Date |
1. | 5th Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and 4th Senior Official Meeting (SOM). | To be decided | To be decided |
2. | 1st Coordination Meeting on the Implementation of the Regional Program for Food Security (RPFS) | Turkey | 22-23 May, 2010 |
3. | 2nd ECO Seed Association (ECOSA 2010) International Trade Conference | Turkey, Istanbul | 28-31 October, 2010 |
4. | 2nd General Assembly Meeting of ECOSA | Kabul | 2010 |
5. | Training Courses to support National Seed Associations | ECO Secretariat / Member States | 2010/2011 |
6. | Workshop on Seed Trade/Exchange in the ECO Region. | To be decided. | 2010 |
7. | 2nd Meeting of the ECO Heads of Meteorological Organizations | Turkey | 2010 |
8. | Working Group Meeting on the Establishment of ECO Center for Efficient Utilization of Water | Islamabad | April 2010 |
9. | 3rd Meeting of the Heads of ECO Veterinary Organizations | Iran | 2010 |
10. | 2nd Meeting of National Focal Points on Establishment of ECO Agricultural Biotechnology Network (ECO-ABN) | Iran | 22-23 May, 2010 |
11. | ECOSA 2010 Organizing Committee Meetings | To be determined (will also be held through video and tele-conferencing) | 2010 |
12. | Board of Directors Meeting of ECOSA | Turkey | June 2010 |
13. | Joint visit by ECO/FAO and ICARDA to IDB Headquarters | Jeddah | 2010 |
14. | Working meetings with Donor Institutions (WB, IDB, JICA, ICARDA, FAO, ECO TDB and TIKA) supporting ECO-RPFS and ECOSA. | To be decided. (By Video/Tele- Conferences to the extend possible) | 2010-11 |
Non-ECO Events
1 | International workshops, Expert Group meetings, Ministerial Meetings and Summits having relevance with the implementation of the RPFS. | To be decided | 2010-11 |
Industry
No. | Event/Activity | Venue | Date |
1. | 4th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Industry and 3rd High Level Experts Group (HLEG) Meeting | Kazakhstan | June 2010 |
2. | 4th EGM on Standardization, Conformity Assessment, Accreditation and Metrology | Turkey | November/ December 2010 |
3. | Specialized Workshop on Standardization and Accreditation | Turkey | November/ December 2010 |
4. | Specialized Workshop in the field of Conformity Assessment | Iran | 2010 |
5. | 5th Meeting of Heads of Privatization Administration of ECO Member States and 4th Meeting of High Level Experts Group on Privatization and Private Sector Development | Istanbul, Turkey
| 29-30 April, 2010 |
6. | 4th Privatization Workshop | To be decided | 2010 |
7. | 2nd Steering Committee Meeting on Nanotechnology Network | To be decided | 2010 |
8. | The 1st ECO-NANO Workshop on Best Practices | To be decided | 2010 |
9. | 2nd Permanent Committee Meeting on Establishing ECO Technology Transfer Center | Turkey/Kazakhstan/Pakistan | 2010 |
10. | First Coordination Committee Meeting on Industrial Property Rights | Turkey | 2010 |
11. | 3rd ECO Steering Committee Meeting on Entrepreneurship and SME Development | Turkey | October 2010 |
12. | ECO Training Program on System Development for Small & Medium Enterprises in Collaboration with Colombo Plan Secretariat and Islamic Development Bank (IDB) | Malaysia | 2010 |
13. | Working Group Meeting for Establishment of the ECO Representative Office on New Technologies in Almaty | ECO Secretariat | 2010 |
14. | 2nd Training Workshop on Iran’s SME Clusters Best Practices | Iran | 2010 |
Tourism
No. | Event/Activity | Venue | Date |
1. | -3rd ECO Ministerial Meeting on Tourism -5th High Level Experts Group (HLEG) Meeting | To be decided (Tajikistan) | 2011 2010 |
2. | 1st Meeting of BoT for Establishment of ECO Tourism Promotion Fund | To be decided |
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3. | 1st Working Group Meeting on Revival of Silk Road | Afghanistan | 2010 |
4. | 2nd International Tour Operators Seminar | Tehran – Iran | May 2010 |
5. | Nowrooz Festival and Tourism Exhibition 1st ECO Tourism Festival Day | Iran | March 2010 |
6. | 1st ECO Nations Sports Competitions | Iran | 2010 |
7. | Joint sports tournament and tourism related event | Turkish Cypriot State | 2010 |
Energy, Minerals and Environment
No. | Event/Meeting | Venue | Date |
1. | 1st Meeting of ECO Working Group on Renewable Sources of Energy | Tehran, Iran | 2nd half of 2010 |
2. | 2nd ECO Ministerial Meeting on Energy/ Petroleum, preceded by Senior Officials Meeting | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | July/August 2010 |
3. | HLEG Meeting on Energy | (Kyrgyz Republic) | 2010 (Before the 2nd ECO Ministerial Meeting on Energy) |
4. | 4th ECO Minerals Expert Group Meeting | Kazakhstan (Turkey) | 2010 |
5. | 4th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Environment to be preceded by the Meeting of Senior Officials | Tehran, Iran | Mid of November 2010 |
6. | Pre-Cop (Conference of Parties) Meeting on Biodiversity | Antalya, Turkey | 8 – 9 April, 2010 |
7. | 6th Meeting of ECO Working Group on Environment | To be determined | First half of 2010 |
8. | 2nd Expert Group Meeting on Biodiversity | Astana, Kazakhstan | 2010 |
9. | Conference on developing a framework to assess the environmental, economic and cultural benefits of ecotourism | Baku, Azerbaijan | June 2010 |
10. | Meeting on Trans-Boundary Movement of Biological Specimens and Species | Iran - Tehran | 2010 |
11. | Experts Meeting on Alien Invasive Species | Turkmenistan | 2010 |
12. | Workshops on "Petroleum Products" and "Refining Process of Petroleum Products" Workshop on Processing of Heavy Cuts | Iran | 2nd week of May 2010 |
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13. | 2nd Experts Meeting on Ecotourism | (Azerbaijan) | 2010 |
14. | 3rd Workshop on Renewable Sources of Energy | To be determined | 2010/11 |
15. | 2nd Workshop/Training Course on Watershed Rehabilitation | (Iran) | 2010 |
16. | ECO/OPEC Workshop on International Petroleum Market. | Iran | April 2010 |
17. | 9th International Training Course for Energy Managers | Ankara, Turkey | 7 – 18 June, 2010 |
18. | 10th International Training Course for Energy Managers | Ankara, Turkey | 2nd half of 2011 |
19. | Training Course on Mineral Exploration with Remote Sensing Technique | Ankara-Turkey | 2nd half of 2010 |
Non ECO events
1. | Sub-regional Working Group meeting on Energy Trade and Interconnection led by UN ESCAP and ECO | To be determined | 2010 |
2. | UNEP meeting on Environment | To be determined | 2010 |
3. | Seminar on Energy organized by IDB | Jeddah | 2010 |
4. | 1st International Trade Fair and Conference for Renewable Energy Sources | Tehran | 2 – 5 March, 2010 |
Projects and Economic Research Statistics
No. | Event/Meeting | Venue | Date |
1. | 2nd Meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices | Astana, Kazakhstan | May 2010 |
2. | 3rd High Level Expert Group Meeting (HLEGM) | Kabul, Afghanistan | October 2010 |
3. | 8th National Focal Points Meeting (NFPM) | Azerbaijan subject to confirmation | 2010 |
4. | 1st Meeting of ECO Leading Research Institutions | Tehran, Iran | 1-2 March, 2010 |
5. | Workshop on the Implications of the Global Financial Crisis on the Economies of ECO Member States in the Short, Middle and Long Terms | Antalya, Turkey
| February 2010
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6. | Project Research - Cooperation in Economic Research and Statistics Meeting (for NFPS on Statistics and Economic Research) | Antalya, Turkey | February 2010 |
Human Resource and Sustainable Development
No. | Event/Meeting | Venue | Date |
1 | 3rd Meeting of High Level Experts Group (HLEG) on Human Development and prospect of MDG implementation | Tehran, Iran
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Health
No. | Event/Meeting | Venue | Date |
2 | The 1st ECO Ministerial Meeting on Health | Azerbaijan | 4-5 February, 2010 |
3. | The 2nd ECO Ministerial Meeting on Health | Kazakhstan | 2011 |
4. | 2nd High Level Experts Group (HLEG) meeting on Drug Regulatory Authorities | Karachi, Pakistan | 2nd half of 2010 |
5. | 2nd Meeting of ECO Heads/Authorities of Blood Transfusion Organizations | Ankara, Turkey | 26-27 April, 2010 |
6. | 2nd ECO Study Tour for Health Authorities of the Member States | Turkey | 1-5 March, 2010 |
7. | Workshop on Voluntary Donor Recruitment | Tehran, Iran
| 10-12 May, 2010 |
8. | Tehran, Iran
| 12-14 May, 2010 | |
9. | Consultative Workshop on Blood Safety | Pakistan | 2011 |
10. | Workshop on Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals | Tehran, Iran | 2010 |
11. | Workshop on Pharmacovigilance | Tehran, Iran | 2010 |
12. | Workshop on Prevention of Osteoporosis | Tehran, Iran | 2010 |
Drug and Organized Crime Coordination
No. | Event/Activity | Venue | Date |
1 | Training Workshop for Youth Leaders for Enhancing Life Skills in Drug Abuse Prevention | ECO Secretariat, Tehran | April, 2010 |
2 | Workshop on Law Enforcement on Drug Issues | Turkish National Police, (TNP), TADOC, Ankara, Turkey | 14-18 June, 2010 |
3 | Workshops on Addiction Treatment for Physician | Iran | 2010 |
4 | 2nd Senior Official Meeting (SOM) on Drug Control Matters | Islamabad, Pakistan | April 2010 |
5 | First Meeting of Border Commanders of ECO Member States | Iran | 2010 |
6 | Workshop on Drug Demand Reduction for Psychologists | Iran | 2010 |
7 | Training of Trainers in Preventive Drug Education in Schools for teachers | ECO Secretariat, Tehran | 2010 |
8 | Experts Group Meeting (EGM) on Combating Trans-National Organized Crime for Evolving a Plan of Action | Ankara | May 2010 |
9 | 3rd ECO Interior Ministers’ Meeting | Istanbul, Turkey | October 2010 |
10 | Meeting of Experts for preparation of a Plan of Cooperation on Combating Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration | IOM Kish-Island | 2010 |
11 | Workshop on Drug Concealment Methods for Anti Narcotic Forces of Member States | Iran | 2010 |
12 | 1st Meeting of National Coordinators | Iran | 2010 |
13 | Experts Group Meeting (EGM) on Terrorism | Islamabad, Pakistan | May or June 2010 |
14 | 1st Annual Meetings of Chiefs of Police of ECO Member States | Pakistan | 1st half of 2010 |
15 | Counter Terrorism Course | Ankara, Turkey | 14-28 June, 2010 |
16 | 2nd High Level Experts Group Meeting on Combating Drug, Terrorism and Organized Crime | Tehran, Iran | June 2010 |
17 | 3rd National Focal Points Meeting (to discuss the EC Project). | ECO Secretariat | 2010 |
18 | 1st Meeting of Head of Interpol of ECO Member States. | Iran | 2010 |
19 | 1st Meeting of the Chief of Police of Anti- Narcotics of ECO Member States | Iran | 2010 |
None ECO Events:
20 | Paris Pact Round Table Meeting | Vienna | 2010 |
21 | Paris Pact Policy Consultative Group Meeting | Vienna | 2010 |
22 | Meeting organized by UNODC |
| 2010 |
Disaster Risk Management
No. | Event/Activity | Venue | Date |
1 | The 5th ECO International Disaster Risk Management | Most likely Kazakhstan or ECO Secretariat | October 2010 |
2 | Symposium on Drought Management | Tehran, Iran | Early 2010 |
3 | Workshop on Climate Change and Natural Disaster | Iran
| 2010 |
4 | Two-day Long Policy Workshop in School Earthquake Safety | ECO Secretariat
| 2010 |
5 | Regional Conference on Natural Disaster Management | Afghanistan
| 2010 |
Non-ECO Event:
1. | Meeting with the OECD on the issue of the School Earthquake Safety | Paris, France (to be decided, subject to financial recourses) | 2010 |
2. | The 4th Asian Ministers’ Session on Disaster Risk Management | To be determined | 2010 |
Meetings of the Decision Making Organs of ECO
No. | Event/Activity | Venue | Date |
1. | 20th Meeting of Regional Planning Council (RPC) | Antalya, Turkey | 16-18 February, 2010 |
2. | Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) (Preparatory to the 19th COM) | Pakistan | 3rd quarter, 2010 |
3. | 19th Meeting of the Council of Ministers (COM) | Pakistan | 3rd quarter, 2010 |
4. | 11th ECO Summit | Pakistan | 3rd quarter, 2010 |
5. | 21st Meeting of Regional Planning Council (RPC) | To be decided | 2011 |
Meeting of the ECO Audit Board
No | Event/Activity | Venue | Date |
1. | ECO Audit Board | ECO Secretariat | To be decided |
Specialized Agencies/Regional Institutions
No | Event/Activity | Venue | Date |
1. | 2nd Experts Group Meeting of ECO Science Foundation | ECO Secretariat | 2010 |
2. | First Meeting of BOT of ECO Science Foundation | Pakistan | 2010 |
3. | Expert Group Meeting and the 1st BoT Meeting of ECO Educational Institute | Turkey | October 2010 |
International Relations (Non-ECO Events)
No | Event/Activity | Venue | Date |
1 | 13th Consultative Meeting among executive heads of sub-regional organizations (ECO, SAARC, ASEAN, Pacific Island Forum) and UNESCAP | To be decided | 2010 |
2 | Colombo-Plan 42nd Consultative Committee Meeting | New Delhi | 10-11 February, 2010 |
3 | Participation in the 37th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM) | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 2010 |
4 | Participation in the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly | New York, USA | September 2010 |
17th Informal Meeting of Council of Ministers (COM) on the sidelines of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly | |||
5 | Participation in the Industrial Development Board (IDB) meeting of UNIDO/ Bilateral Meeting with the DG UNIDO
| To be decided | 2010 |
6 | Visit to ADB/ Meeting with the President of ADB | To be decided | 2010 |