President and Executive Director of ECOSF Called upon the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Pakistan
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Prof. Komail Tayebi, President ECOSF and Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Memon Executive Director ECOSF called upon the Ambassador of Republic of Uzbekistan to Pakistan H.E. Mr. Oybek Arif Usmanov on February 07, 2024 at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Islamabad. The Ambassador warmly welcomed both the leaders. The Ambassador gave an introduction of Uzbekistan’s relations with Pakistan and other ECO countries. He said that Uzbekistan has developed bilateral and multilateral cooperation with ECO countries including Pakistan in various fields such as Agriculture, Energy, Auto Industry, Textile, Cement, etc. ECO region is full of opportunities specially in the energy sector; thus, the steps are being taken to develop more collaboration with these regional countries, he added.
President ECOSF thanked the Ambassador for cordial welcoming and sharing the brief information about the Uzbekistan and its potential collaboration in different fields. Prof. Tayebi further briefly introduced ECOSF and said that the core objectives of the Foundation are to promote and support Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) based activities among the member countries leading to economic development in the region. Prof. Tayebi also shared the collaboration of ECOSF with the institutes/organizations and scientific community of Uzbekistan. The participation of Uzbekistan was very limited in ECOSF events due to non-ratification of ECOSF Charter and its Additional Protocol by Uzbekistan. Taking this opportunity, President ECOSF requested the Ambassador to pursue the process of the ratification. Once the charter is ratified, more activities and participation of Uzbekistan can be possible in ECOSF events and collaborations.
Prof. Tayebi also shared that a big event titled “ECO Trade and Technology Expo and the Conference (TTEC) has been planned to be held tentatively in October 2024 wherein, the tech companies, industries, academia and the youth are invited to participate and showcase their innovative products and ideas. President ECOSF also offered the Ambassador to invite Uzbek companies and relevant institutes, organizations and scientific community to participate in TTEC, added by Prof. Tayebi. President ECOSF also said that ECOSF collaborates with Children and Youth Science Center of China under the CAST. Under this collaboration, numerous events are organized. One of the events is Teenager Maker Camp and Teacher Workshop which is held annually. Last year (November 2023), 7th Camp was arranged wherein, more than 120 students and teachers from ECO countries attended on the invitation of ECOSF, among them, twelve students and six teachers from Uzbekistan attended.
Executive Director ECOSF Dr. Memon also added that ECOSF has great potential in the field of STI, accordingly, the Foundation has been playing its pivotal role to support and facilitate the scientific community and institutes of ECO to develop the collaboration on bilateral and multilateral basis.
At the end, the Ambassador appreciated the role of ECOSF in promoting STI in ECO region and offered his possible support. He also assured to follow up the ratification process of the Charter.