Azernews.Az

By Sara Rajabova

Baku has hosted the second meeting of the Coordination Committee for the Industrial Property Rights of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

The meeting participants included members of the ECO Secretariat, and delegates from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Pakistan, AzerTag news agency reported.

Miryagub Seyidov, director of the Examination of Industrial Property Center (AzPatent) under Azerbaijan State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents, addressed the opening ceremony to say that ECO had grown into an important regional organization in Eurasia.

Seyidov praised Azerbaijan`s cooperation with ECO member countries in a number of areas, including economy, science, transportation, energy, trade and investment.

The coordination committee aims to strengthen relations among members in ensuring the protection of industrial property rights.

Member of ECO Secretariat Akbar Khudayi stressed the importance of the meeting, saying it would play a key role in developing relations among the member states.

ECO, an intergovernmental regional organization established in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, provides a platform to promote economic, technical, and cultural cooperation among member states.

The organization was expanded in 1992 to include seven new members, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.