Member countries of Economic Co-operation Organisation (ECO) apart from geographical borders and various political and economic systems enjoy joint culture, which is an achievement and heritage of their history of thousands of years; it has the profound roots in progress of today's humanity in various fields. The same joint culture has the potential that with the deep bonds among the nations to provide new opportunity for over all progress of ECO region and renewal of its special role in the world.
For the Islamic Republic of Iran as a founding member of ECO, with the approach based on mutual respect for realisation of the rights of the people of the region, strengthening of ECO organisation is its priority. We welcome boosting of co-operation under the framework of this organisation, and hope that by virtue of reforms which are undertaking to witness more vast and deep regional co-operation with the objective to provide welfare and prosperity of member countries. In fact ECO intends to take step towards the direction of converting in the one of the most dynamic regional organisations and experience of interaction of more than two decades among its members, will be a beacon of this evolution. Co-operation in the framework of this regional organisation in view of the crisis aroused during recent years can be a secure way towards convergence and avoidance of fluctuations due to international crisis.
Undoubtedly, 13th ECO summit meeting, in the hosting and warm and cordial hospitality of friendly and brotherly government and people of Pakistan will provide appropriate opportunity for consultation and exchange of views by the heads of the member countries, on the basis of that fundamental steps could be taken to promote programs and activities of ECO as the oldest Economic Organisations of the region.