خلاصه ماشینی:
I am confident that with the help of God the Almighty, and, under your wise guidance and active participation of all member countries, this meeting is assured of a successful outcome, which will further consolidate regional co-operation and expand the existing relations in ECO region.
ECO member countries have yet a long way to go before reaching a desirable level of regional economic co-operation, but we have no doubt that· giving effect to plans and projects, already agreed at the previous summits and ministerial meetings, or in other words, combining political will with action, will open bright horizons for our organization and future of regional co-operation.
I am pleased to say that, constructive steps have been taken in the past few months to impart greater momentum to intra-regional trade, including the signing of the Transit Transport Framework Agreement, entry into force of ECO Transit Trade Agreement, receiving observer status at the Trade and Development Committee of wro and holding a joint seminar with wro, and the first High-Level Expert Group Meeting on Tariff and Non-tariff Barriers which was entrusted to explore ways of .
Mr. Chairman, Adoption of the ECO Plan of Action on Drug Control and approval of a resolution in the last meetings of Council of Ministers relating to control of international trade in chemical precursors used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances demonstrate the will of member states to deal firmly with the scourge of drug abuse in the region.