Iran to Host Regional Trade Meeting

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is to host a two-day meeting of the trade promotion organizations of regional states from January 18, an official in Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) announced here on Sunday.

The meeting is aimed at forming a Regional Union of the trade promotion organizations, Hamid Zadboom said.

According to Tehran Times, he also said that the decision of holding the meet was made after the proposal for establishing the regional union for trade promotion organizations was welcomed by the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is an intergovernmental international organization involving seven Asian and three European nations.

It provides a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade, and investment opportunities. The nations involved are Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan