Kazakhstan Outlines Strategic Priorities for ECO Chairmanship

During the first ECO High-Level Committee meeting on February 3 in Tehran, Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Alibek Bakayev detailed Kazakhstan’s priorities as the chair of the Economic Cooperation Organization, according to the ministry’s press service.

According to Bakayev, the key focus is on transport and logistics connectivity, trade, technological interaction, institutional development of the ECO, food security and sustainable growth, The Caspian Post reports citing Kazakh media.

Participants also discussed strengthening the ECO’s institutional capacity and developing the ECO Vision 2035 strategy to address modern economic challenges. Particular attention was paid to structural reforms to enhance the ECO’s efficiency.

As ECO Chair in 2025, Kazakhstan aims to actively promote initiatives that improve the organization’s effectiveness and deepen regional economic integration.

ECO was established in 1985 to promote economic, technical and cultural cooperation among the member states: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan has been a member of the ECO since 1992.