Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Tehran, SANA- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has affirmed that deepening and expanding economic cooperation with neighboring countries, regional countries and Asian countries is one of the priorities of Iran’s economic diplomacy.
He made the remarks on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the expansion of the intergovernmental Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), held at the Center for the Political and International Studies late on Sunday.
Undoubtedly, the accession of seven new countries in 1992 is considered an important milestone in the history of the Organization, he said, adding that ECO has a special position for the Islamic Republic of Iran as one of the founding countries of the Organization.
Deepening and expanding economic cooperation with neighbors, countries in the region and Asian countries is one of the priorities of economic diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Abdollahian emphasized.
“Multilateral and regional organizations such as ECO enjoy an important role in [the implementation of] this strategy,” he added.
Iran seizes upon whatever opportunity it can to “reinforce convergence” within the organization, the minister noted.
“Fortunately, there is consensus among all of ECO’s member states about the organization’s active and passive capacities for economic cooperation and convergence,” Abdollahian noted, calling the capacities “commendable, remarkable, and effective.”
Abdollahian noted that the member countries’ economies performed synergistically concerning energy resources, skillful workforce, transportation networks, and food security as well as technological and innovative collaboration.
Ruaa al-Jazaeri
