Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting in Islamabad today to review preparations for the forthcoming Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Council of Ministers meeting, to be held in Islamabad on the 15th and 16th of next month.

He reviewed the proposed programme and arrangements for the meeting. Underscoring the importance Pakistan attaches to the ECO, he directed all concerned to ensure timely preparations and close coordination for the successful conduct of the meeting, with a focus on facilitating productive discussions and substantive outcomes.