Islamabad: The 30th Meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Council of Ministers is scheduled to take place in Islamabad on November 15-16, 2026. The gathering will be chaired by Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, who serves as both the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan. The meeting will see participation from Foreign Ministers and Heads of Delegations from ECO Member States, as well as representatives from the ECO Secretariat and its subsidiary bodies.

According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministerial Meeting will be preceded by a Meeting of Senior Officials from ECO Member States. This preliminary session is set to review the organization’s activities and programs, assess the work of its subsidiary bodies, and finalize the agenda and draft outcome documents for consideration by the Ministers during the Council of Ministers meeting.

As the Chair of the ECO for 2026-2027, Pakistan aims to promote the theme “Reviving Regionalism for a Resilient ECO.” The focus will be on enhancing regional connectivity and integration to strengthen partnerships and promote collective efforts towards prosperity, sustainable development, and a more integrated ECO region.

The meeting will also serve as an opportunity to reinvigorate the ECO’s role as a platform for regional cooperation, dialogue, and economic collaboration. Pakistan’s leadership seeks to position the country as a regional connectivity hub, facilitator of logistic supply chains, and an agenda setter for regional trade. These initiatives aim to unlock the region’s economic potential and ensure that regional cooperation leads to tangible improvements in the lives of people within the ECO Member States.