ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will visit Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent from Jan 23 to 24 to attend the 26th meeting of Council of Ministers (COM) of Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO). The theme of the conference is “Year of Strengthening Connecti­vity”.

According to Foreign Office, the minister will address the council and will hold bilateral meetings with ministers of member states and other dignitaries on the sidelines of the event.

Council of Ministers (COM) is the policy-making forum of Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) that approves decisions and annual work plan of the organisation. The 25th COM was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in November 2021.

As a founding member, Pakistan remains strongly committed to ECO which aims at promotion of effective regional cooperation, with special focus on communications, trade, culture and connectivity.

Published in Dawn, January 23th, 2023

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