The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan arrives in Tashkent

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Alikhan Smailov, has arrived in Tashkent to participate in the sixteenth summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), as reported on the portal of the Government of Uzbekistan.

Smailov was welcomed at Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Abdulla Aripov, and other officials. After a brief conversation, Smailov proceeded to his residence.

We would like to remind you that the sixteenth summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is scheduled to take place in Tashkent on November 8-9, under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Heads of state and government from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Turkey are expected to participate in this event.

The agenda of the summit includes discussions on the further expansion of trade, economic, investment, transport, communication, and humanitarian cooperation, as well as the improvement of the activities within the framework of ECO.

As part of the summit program, the leader of Uzbekistan will engage in several bilateral meetings.

The Economic Cooperation Organization, established in 1985, has its permanent secretariat in Tehran. The Republic of Uzbekistan has been a member of ECO since 1992. The previous summit of this organization was held in Turkmenistan in November 2021.