ECI Chairmanship
The ECI Chairmanship is rotated amongst the Member States in the beginning of each year based on alphabetical cycle. As the current Chair of the Organization, the Islamic Republic of Iran assumed the ECI Chairmanship on January 1, 2023 and will hold this position till 31 st December 2024. Although the Biannual Meeting of the Heads of State of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is the highest policy formulation body for the whole ECO family, however, the ECI has three decision making organs, namely:
- The Council Of Ministers (COM) consisting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E. Abbas Qaraqchi
is the current Chairman of the ECO Council of Ministers (COM).
Council of Ministers
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- The Board of Trustees (BoT) consists of the Ministers of Culture of the Member States
The Honourable Minister Culture and Islamic Guidance of the Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E.
Abbas Salehi is the current Chairman of the ECI Board of Trustees (BoT)
Board of Trustees
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- The Council of Permanent Representatives (CPR) consists of the Permanent Representatives/ Ambassadors of the Member States accredited to Iran
The Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the ECI, Ambassador Seyed
Jalaledin Alavi Sabzevari, who is also the Director General for Multilateral Economic
Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is the present Chairman
of the ECI Council of Permanent Representatives (CPR).