Pakistan has called for swift implementation of the Economic Cooperation Organization's Trade Agreement to strengthen regional cooperation.

The call was made by Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch, who represented Pakistan at the inaugural meeting of the "High-Level Committee on ECO Reforms and the Prospects of Cooperation in the Region" held in Tehran today.

The Foreign Secretary said ECO needs comprehensive reforms, including financial and budgetary matters, enhancing efficiency of the secretariat, effective recruitment policy, and deliberation on other related matters.

Being the founding member of the organization, she reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to regional connectivity and trade.

The Foreign Secretary further highlighted the importance of ECO Vision 2025 in terms of increasing intra-regional trade and regional connectivity and also appreciated the Uzbekistan’s proposed Strategic Objectives of Cooperation- 2035.

She expressed that with collective and coordinated efforts from the platform of ECO, all member states can realize the true potential of the ECO in the region.