Pakistani leader arrives in Baku for ECO summit

Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in Azerbaijan to participate in the 20th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Baku.

The summit will take place in Baku on October 16-17.

Prior to Pakistani president's visit, the president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Azerbaijan with the same purpose.

ECO is an intergovernmental regional organization established in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey with the aim of promoting economic, technical and cultural cooperation among member states.

The organization was expanded in 1992 to include seven new members, namely Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.


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