The Director of the International Affairs Department of the Geological Survey of Iran announced the holding of the 8th Meeting of the Minerals Experts of ECO Member States in Isfahan hosted by this organization supported by the Isfahan Chamber of Commerce

Ms. Hanieh Bakhshaee, stated that the ECO Minerals Experts Summit will be held from 14-17 November, 2022 (i.e., 23-26 Aban, 1401) with the presence of experts from seven countries: Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

 She mentioned the co-thinking of the experts and the managers of ECO member states as well as sharing the new ideas and perspectives and also solving the problems of the current geological and mineral sector as the most important goal of holding the 8th Meeting of Minerals Experts of ECO member states.

The Director of the International Affairs Department of the Geological Survey of Iran added: "Based on the plans made, the participants will also visit the BAMA Mineral Complex (the producer of lead and zinc ingots) located in Isfahan province after the meeting. The meeting is held approximately every two years at the level of member states and so far, 5 rounds of mineral experts meeting of ECO member states and heads of geological surveys of ECO member states hosted by Iran have taken place. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is a regional economic organization founded first in 1962 by three countries of Iran, Turkey and Pakistan, and then in 1993 Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan joined it as well and now with ten members, about 480 million people and 8,620,697 square kilometers of these countries encompasses large amount of oil, gas and industry facilities of the region.