Turkey will continue to play its role in establishing the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)”more The country’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said on Tuesday.
Turkey will continue to play its role in the formation of the ECO more effective and achieved true share in the world economy. we know That this is an ambitious goal, Cavusoglu said on the 26thy board of Ministers meeting of Economic Cooperation Organization in The capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent.
Cavusoglu added that with A strong organization will be strengthened by members in the face of the current the challenge global environment.
The ECO is an intergovernmental political and economic organization organization Founded by Turkey, Pakistan and Iran in 1985 to serve as a platform for discussion, improvement, development and promotion trade and investment opportunities. He. She currently Seven more Members: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
“today is global economy Big faces challenges. Food and energy prices are down rising. There are disturbances and changes in global global economic supply chains growth never fully recovered. to overcome this challengeswe should “Accelerating our economic cooperation,” Cavusoglu said.
he added those member states should Strengthen transportation and logistics networks, make full use of Tools for regional promotion tradesuch as the Economic Cooperation Organization Trade Agreement, known as ECOTA.
“we should We continue our efforts in 2023 to convert the ECO to a file more effective and visible organizationHe confirmed.
I turn to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which is among the three observers of Cavusoglu said that the ECO, in factmore active observer in their contributions to our common work work. to me past For 11 years, our Turkish Cypriot brothers have participated and spoken in all high-level ECO meetings.
Side meetings
On the sidelines of the meeting, Cavusoglu met with His Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to discuss the economy and defense cooperation, as well as regional developments.
Cavusoglu also Discuss relations between Turkey and Uzbekistan in fields of economy, culture and education with Bahtyr Saidov, the foreigner to the country of Central Asia minister.
After a separate closed meeting on Sidelines with Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu, foreigner minister of Turkish Cyprus, Çavuşoğlu also Expressed Turkey full support for Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
