ANTALYA, Türkiye, April 17. Economic
Cooperation Organization is launching joint projects with
Azerbaijan in the regional energy market, ECO Secretary General
Asad Majeed Khan told Trend‘s special correspondent on the sidelines of the
Antalya Diplomatic Forum.
According to him, the organization is already conducting
practical work with Azerbaijan to develop regional energy
initiatives.
“We are working closely, both through CSECO and the Energy
Ministry, to work on the Regional Energy Market Initiative,” he
said.
Majeed Khan outlined that this work is aimed at developing
specific mechanisms for cooperation in the energy sector between
the countries of the region.
“We are working on this area together with Azerbaijan,” he
added.
He emphasized that the cooperation also covers new institutional
projects of ECO in Azerbaijan.
“Azerbaijan is the first country to host two new ECO
institutions. One is the Clean Energy Center for ECO, which is
CSECO, and then the ECO Research Center, which will also be hosting
the ECO Journal, which is going to basically assist the
organization in carrying out evidence-based research,” Asad Majeed
Khan emphasized.
According to him, the organization has already launched a number
of initiatives within the framework of COP29.
“During COP29 on the margins, we also launched the Rescue
Initiative, which is basically the circular economy initiative that
ECO has taken,” he said.
Secretary General outlined that the present geopolitical
environment lends greater urgency and relevance to those
activities.
“Geographic contiguity has become ever more relevant today, both
in terms of trade integration, transport connectivity, and also
energy supply safety and security of energy supply routes,” Asad
Majeed Khan added.
He also announced that ECO will host its ECO Tourism Ministers’
Meeting in Baku and will announce Shusha as the organization’s
Tourism Capital for 2026.
