Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed the 26th Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organisation.

On 24 January 2023, a delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan led by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi participated in the 26th Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) held in Tashkent.

During the Meeting the Deputy Prime Minister spoke about the main priorities and possible directions for further development of cooperation with the ECO.

The Foreign Minister also highlighted some important issues in Kazakhstan - ECO relations.

The Council considered a wide range of issues in trade, investment, transport and communication, industry, agriculture, and other fields.

After deliberations, the Council adopted reports of the ECO Secretary General, Council of Permanent Representatives, Sectoral Ministerial Meetings, and Specialized Agencies/Regional Institutions/Affiliated Bodies.

The Council also adopted Tashkent Communique that included Kazakhstan's proposals.

In the final report of the Meeting, a decision on discontinuing the practice of dividing Member States into founders and non-founders of the Organisation initiated by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the 14th ECO Summit was endorsed.

During the meeting, the incumbent Deputy Secretary General of the ECO Secretariat Jandos Asanov was reappointed for a new term of 3 years.

The Deputy Prime Minister had bilateral meetings with the ECO Secretary General and Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan on the sidelines of the 26th COM Meeting.