Economic Cooperation Organization

The Economic Cooperation Organization is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic, trade, and technical cooperation among countries in Asia and the Middle East.

Regional Cooperation for Development: A regional organization founded in 1964 by Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey to promote economic cooperation. It was the predecessor organization that the Economic Cooperation Organization succeeded.
Economic Cooperation Organization member states: The ten countries that participate as full members of the Economic Cooperation Organization. Their different regions and economies define the organization’s geographic reach.
ECO Transit Transport Framework Agreement: A multilateral agreement to facilitate transit transport among Economic Cooperation Organization member states. It addresses cross-border movement through a region with extensive landlocked territory.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: A Eurasian intergovernmental organization focused on security, economic cooperation, and regional relations. It overlaps geographically and includes several countries that also belong to the Economic Cooperation Organization.
Treaty of Izmir: The 1977 agreement that established the framework for cooperation among Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey. It provided the institutional basis for the organization’s predecessor.
Economic Cooperation Organization Council of Ministers: The organization’s highest policy-making body, composed of member states’ foreign ministers or other representatives. It sets policy and directs the organization’s work.
ECO Trade and Development Bank: A multilateral development bank established by Economic Cooperation Organization member states to finance regional projects. It supplies financing for trade and development cooperation.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation: A regional organization promoting cooperation among South Asian countries. Its regional economic agenda intersects with the Economic Cooperation Organization’s work in South Asia.
Organization of the Islamic Conference: An intergovernmental organization founded in 1969 to promote solidarity among Muslim-majority countries. Its 1992 summit hosted the decision to broaden the regional organization’s membership.
Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Planning Council: A body of planning officials that coordinates and reviews the organization’s economic cooperation programs. It translates broad policy into coordinated regional plans.

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Organization of Turkic StatesCompared with: It shares economic goals but is not organized around Turkic linguistic and cultural ties.