ISLAMABAD – Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic CooperationOrganization has acknowledged Pakistan’s vision for promoting RegionalEconomic Cooperation.
Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Andleeb Abbas while speaking in24th meeting of ECC in Antalya, Turkey on Saturday stressed the need tomake the organization an invaluable platform to promote connectivity, tradeand economic cooperation among the member states.
She emphasized that the ECO Trade Agreement and the Transit TransportFramework Agreement should be implemented to realize the full potential ofthe organization.
While drawing attention to India’s outright brutality, especially to womenand children and blatant disrespect for human dignity in ocupied Jammu andKashmir, the Parliamentary Secretary said Kashmir issue is a serious threatto regional peace and security and a roadblock in the region reducing itseconomic potential.
She urged them to stand up for justice and play their role for the peacefulresolution of this longstanding conflict according to UN resolutions.
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Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu assured that Pakistan andKashmir have Turkey’s support.
Highlighting Pakistan’s initiative of opening Kartarpur corridor, AndleebAbbas said today is an historic day for Pakistan.
The participants renewed their commitment to promote regional economicintegration among the ECO member states and resolved to play an active rolefor the realization of the Organization’s aims and objectives.
