The board members of the Iranian committee to ECO Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECO CCI) convened in Tehran on Tuesday where they made the necessary decisions for a next month hosting the 20th ECO CCI General Assembly by Iran chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA).
Based on the Tuesday decision by the Iranian committee, the 30th meeting of ECO CCI executive committee will also be held in Tehran on the same date.
They also picked Sama Farkhondeh Nejad as the new ECO CCI director general who replaces Mohammad Reza Karbasi who recently retired as the ICCIMA Deputy for International Affairs.
The rotating presidency of ECO Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECO CCI) was handed over from Turkey to Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) in early march for a 3-year term.
The Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Turkey established the ECO Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECO CCI) in 1990 in accordance with Article 30 of the Treaty of Izmir, (1977).
This was preceded by the signing of the statute of the ECO CCI by the Heads of National Chambers of the founding members in 1989 in Istanbul.
Soon after, National Committees of ECO-CCI were also established by the National Chambers of the signatory Member States till 1993.
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are other member countries of ECO CCI.