An ECO delegation headed by the Secretary General have undertaken an official visit to Islamabad on February 28 -March 4, 2011 to discuss matters of mutual interest and enhance cooperation with the relevant authorities of Pakistan. During the visit, the Secretary General and his delegation called on the Minister of Interior, His Excellency Mr. A. Rehman Malik; Minister for Science and Technology, H.E. Mir Changez Khan Jamali; Minister of Railways, H.E. Mr. Ghulam Ahmed Bilour; Minister of Communications, H.E. Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan; Minister of State at Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mrs. Hina Rabbani Khar; Foreign Secretary, H.E. Mr. Salman Bashir; Special Secretary/ Addl: Secretary, H.E. Muhammad Haroon Shaukat; the Secretary of Commerce, H.E. Mr. Zafar Mahmood; Chairman of Pakistan Science Foundation, H.E. Dr. Manzoor Soomro. The Secretary General in expressing his gratitude to the support and active participation of Pakistan to the ECO and Regional Affairs, briefed the Ministers and officials on the activities of the organization. Efforts of ECO in the region were highlighted during the meetings and important issues were discussed. Particularly, establishment of ECO Science Foundation, ECOPOL and implementation of ECOTA and TTFA. The visit also provided an excellent opportunity for exchanging views to expedite the implementation of various ECO projects
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