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  • Ahmadinejad to attend Istanbul ECO meeting

    Ahmadinejad to attend Istanbul ECO meeting

    Tehran Times Political Desk

    TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will travel to Turkey next week to attend the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit.

    The meeting will be held on December 20-21 in Istanbul.

    In the two-day meeting Ahmadinejad will hold talks with Turkish and other member countries’ officials.

    ECO is an intergovernmental regional organization established in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey for the purpose of promoting economic, technical and cultural cooperation among the member states.

    In 1992, the organization was expanded to include seven new members and now current members of ECO are Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

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  • (ECO) ISTANBUL IS A BRIDGE BETWEEN CIVILIZATIONS, ERDOGAN

    (ECO) ISTANBUL IS A BRIDGE BETWEEN CIVILIZATIONS, ERDOGAN

    ETurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Istanbul was a bridge not only between continents but also between civilizations, cultures, economies and commercial regions.Speaking at the inauguration of the annual meetings of IMF and World Bank in Istanbul, Erdogan said that he welcomed all to Turkey and Istanbul with warm regards. Turkey and Istanbul hosted the annual meetings of IMF and World Bank in
    1955. Turkey hosts the meetings again after 54 years. I would like to express the happiness of my people and myself over welcoming you, the distinguished guests, to Istanbul one more time, Erdogan said.
    I hope that the meetings in Istanbul would be beneficial at a time when we
    are going through a critical process as far as global economy is concerned,
    Erdogan underlined. You are now on lands that invented the first currency in history. I would like to use this opportunity to remind you that you are also in a city that spreads on two continents, Erdogan said. The Bosphorus Strait connects Asia to Europe. I am confident that the city
    of Istanbul, a city which unites civilizations, cultures and economies, will be
    the host for a meeting that will leave a mark on the global economy and will help us bring together our strengths and experiences, Erdogan said.Erdogan stressed that strong policy measures have yielded positive results
    in the world. This is a pleasing development. However, we must not let go precautions in our economies, Erdogan said.There is a need to re-evaluate the distribution of roles and responsibilities in the global economy, Erdogan noted.
    I, once again, want to welcome you all to Turkey and Istanbul and hope that
    you will enjoy the beauties of an unique city Istanbul, Erdogan also said.

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