ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The outgoing Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Ambassador Khusrav Noziri met Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Thursday, and apprised him about ECO’s initiatives and activities as well as his reform agenda to revitalize the organization during his tenure.
The prime minister appreciated the secretary general’s efforts and contributions to promote ECO as a regional platform for cooperation and extended best wishes for his future endeavors. He noted with pleasure that Ambassador Khusrav Noziri was a graduate of Pakistan’s Foreign Service Academy.
The prime minister also conveyed his warm wishes for President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.
Shahbaz Sharif reaffirmed his commitment that Pakistan would continue to lend its full support to ECO in enhancing intra-regional trade among ECO countries as well as on the ECO reforms agenda.
In this regard, he highlighted the significance of “ECO Vision 2025”, signed during the 2017 ECO Summit in Islamabad under then Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, as an important document for the ECO.
The prime minister also stated that Pakistan was proud that the incoming Secretary General of ECO would be Dr. Asad Majeed Khan, former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan.
The ECO Secretary General Ambassador Khusrav Noziri conveyed his gratitude for Pakistan’s consistent support to him during his tenure on the position.
 Ambassador Khusrav Noziri met Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Thursday, and apprised him about ECO’s initiatives and activities as well as his reform agenda to revitalize the organization during his tenure.){kind=link}