OFFICIAL NEWS
12th ECO summit kicks off in Baku
Baku, October 16 (AZERTAC). The 12th summit of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) commenced here at the Heydar Aliyev Center.
The Summit is attended by President Ilham Aliyev, the Republic of Azerbaijan, President Hamid Karzai, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Islamic Republic of Iran, President Emomali Rahmon, Republic of Tajikistan, President Asif Ali Zardari, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Republic of Turkey, Ilgizar Sabirov, Chairman of the Senate of Uzbek Supreme Assembly, Shabib Ammari, minister of industry and trade of Jordan, Askar Jumagaliyev, minister of transport and communications of Kazakhstan.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev welcomed the heads of state and guests.
Participants of Summit posed for photograph.
After the state anthem of Azerbaijan was performed, the meeting was opened by premier of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
ECO presidency passed to Azerbaijan.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev addressed the meeting.
An agenda of the 12th summit of Economic Cooperation Organization has been adopted.
The event saw speeches by President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Chairman of the Senate of Uzbek Supreme Assembly Ilgizar Sabirov, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan Annamuhammed Gochiev, Minister of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan Askar Zhumagaliev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Erlan Abdildayev, Trade and Industry minister of Saudi Arabia Tawfiq al-Rabea and Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States Halil Akinci.
The event also features adoption of ECO 2012 Baku Declaration, presentation of ECO prizes and determination of time and place of the next summit.
The summit continues.