ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host the 30th session of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Council of Ministers in Islamabad on November 15 and 16, with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar scheduled to chair the meeting, diplomatic sources said on Monday.
The meeting will take place under Pakistan’s chairmanship of the ECO Council of Ministers for the 2026-27 term.
According to sources, the Afghan Taliban government has not been invited to attend the regional ministerial gathering.
The two-day meeting is expected to discuss ways to expand regional trade, enhance economic partnerships and strengthen transport and trade connectivity among ECO member states.
The gathering will bring regional cooperation and economic integration into focus as Pakistan assumes a leading role in the organisation’s ministerial proceedings.
