SESRIC participated in the 'Meeting of the National Focal Points (NFPs) of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) on Projects - Research Cooperation in Economic Research and Statistics' which was held on 15th February in Antalya, Turkey. During the meeting the representatives of the ECO Member States made statements on cooperation in statistics and economic research.

The participants were informed on the ongoing cooperation between the ECO and other international organizations, such as SESRIC and UNIDO. In this context, Mr. Cem Eyerci, Senior Researcher and representative of SESRIC, informed the participants on the planned joint activities of SESRIC and ECO, especially in the area of statistical capacity building.