Officials from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkiye arrive in Islamabad for 30th ECO ministerial meeting

FM Dar chairs two-day ECO ministerial meeting in Islamabad on November 15-16

Senior officials from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkiye, along with representatives of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), arrived in Islamabad on Sunday to attend the 30th Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Council of Ministers Meeting, the Foreign Office (FO) said.

In separate posts on X, the FO said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elnur Mammadov, who is also heading his country's delegation, had “arrived in Islamabad to participate in the 30th ECO Council of Ministers Meeting”. He was received at Islamabad International Airport by FO officials.

H.E. Mr. Elnur Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Head of Delegation, arrived in Islamabad to participate in the 30th ECO Council of Ministers Meeting. He was received at Islamabad International Airport by the officers of MoFA. pic.twitter.com/ZOeEOVAHpd

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) November 15, 2026

Deputy Secretary General of the SCO Ahmad Saidmurodzoda also arrived to attend the meeting and was received by FO officials, according to another post.

Mr. Ahmad Saidmurodzoda, Deputy Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, arrived in Islamabad to participate in the 30th ECO Council of Ministers Meeting. He was received at Islamabad International Airport by the officers of MoFA. #ECOCOM30th… pic.twitter.com/05u34AKUIg

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) November 15, 2026

The FO said Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arman Issagaliyev, who is heading his country's delegation, had also arrived in Islamabad for the meeting. He was received at the airport by ministry officials.

H.E. Mr. Arman Issagaliyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Head of Delegation, arrived in Islamabad for the 30th ECO Council of Ministers Meeting. He was received at Islamabad International Airport by officials of MoFA. #ECOCOM30th… pic.twitter.com/DzBMdQxvZS

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) November 15, 2026

Meanwhile, OIC Secretary General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived in the federal capital to participate in the meeting, while Turkiye's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Musa Kulaklikaya, who is also leading his country's delegation, arrived to take part in the proceedings. Both were received by FO officials at the airport.

H.E. Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, arrived in Islamabad to participate in the 30th ECO Council of Ministers Meeting. He was received at Islamabad International Airport by the officers of MoFA. pic.twitter.com/dZO3XWeETf

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) November 15, 2026

H.E. Mr. Musa Kulaklikaya, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye and Head of Delegation, arrived in Islamabad to take part in the 30th ECO Council of Ministers Meeting. He was received at the airport by the officials of MoFA. #ECOCOM30th… pic.twitter.com/5zbyyvxiCM

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) November 15, 2026

The two-day meeting is being held in Islamabad on November 15 and 16 under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. It will bring together foreign ministers and heads of delegations from ECO member states, alongside representatives of the organisation's secretariat and subsidiary bodies.

The ministerial meeting will be preceded by a gathering of senior officials from member states, who will review the organisation's activities and programmes, assess the work of its subsidiary bodies and finalise the agenda and draft outcome documents for consideration by the ministers.

Pakistan, which holds the ECO chairmanship for 2026-27, will seek to advance the organisation's objectives under the theme “Reviving Regionalism for a Resilient ECO”. The country's priorities include strengthening regional connectivity and economic integration, deepening partnerships and promoting cooperation for sustainable development and shared prosperity.

The ECO was established in 1985 by Pakistan, Iran and Turkiye and expanded in 1992 to include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The 10-member regional organisation aims to promote economic development through cooperation in areas including trade, transport, energy and investment.