Deputy PM in Iran to attend ECO meeting

ISLAMABAD, Dec 03 (INP):  Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is in Mashhad, Iran to attend the 28th meeting of the Council Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization.
On arrival, he was warmly received at the airport by Vice Governor General of Razavi Khorasan province Mohammad Ali Nabipoor and Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran, Mudassir Tipu.
In his address at the ministerial meeting, Ishaq Dar will reiterate Pakistan’s commitment to the ECO Charter and highlight the potential of greater connectivity in the ECO region, through the development of road and rail networks; liberalization of visa regimes and simplification of border procedures.
The deputy prime minister will sign the ‘Charter for ECO Clean Energy Center’ and hold bilateral meetings with participating ministers and dignitaries on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting.