The Tenth Consultative meeting of Executive Heads of Sub-Regional Organization of the Asia and the Pacific in Katmandu on 5-6 September, 2005

ECO Secretariat, Tehran, September 8, 2005

Press Release

The Tenth Consultative meeting of Executive Heads of Sub-Regional Organization of the Asia and the Pacific commenced in Katmandu on 5-6 September, 2005.

The two-day meeting hosted by South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was participated by Heads of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The meeting discussed on issues ranging from regional trade and investment, economic development, preparation for mitigation of natural calamities, energy infrastructure and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The meeting agreed to the proposal of UNESCAP to establish two Working Groups –

       (a)  Working Group on Energy Trade and Power Interconnection

       (b)  Working Group on Disaster Management.

Each Working Group will have two lead agencies. The working Group (a) above will be led by UNESCAP and ECO, while Working Group (b) will be led by UNESCAP and SAARC with the involvement of other organizations. The Working Group will report to the Consultative Meetings and Executive Heads of Sub-Regional Organizations and UNESCAP.

On behalf of all delegates, the Executive Secretary of UNESCAP thanked the Secretary of SAARC and his team for successful organization of the meeting.

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