Turkmenistan To Host 15Th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit

The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is set to hold its 15th summit in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat on Sunday, with the participation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

ECO, which was founded by Turkey, Iran and Pakistan in 1985 as a follow-up of the Regional Cooperation for Development, was later joined by Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in 1992.

The organization holds summits, ministerial meetings and regular sessions to cooperate on trade and investment.

*Writing by Gokhan Ergocun in Istanbul -