President ECOSF Calls upon the Special Secretary MoFA H.E Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial - July 01 2015

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President ECO Science Foundation Prof. Dr. Manzoor H. Soomro called upon Special Secretary (PP and West Asia) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan H.E Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial on July 01 2015.After cordial welcome by H.E Mr. Sial various matters and issues of ECOSF were brought to the knowledge of Special Secretary. Most important matters of Host Country Agreement between ECO Science Foundation & Govt. Of Pakistan and office accommodation for ECOSF came under discussion. Dr. Soomro also informed Mr. Sial about upcoming Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting on 10-11 Aug 2015, in which important decisions for ECOSF will be taken. H.E the Special Secretary assured of full support and cooperation of MoFA to expedite the matters as early as possible.

President ECOSF also shared with Special Secretary the progress of the Foundation during last two years and experience of recently organized capacity building workshop on Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) in Astana Kazakhstan. The deliberations and discussions during the workshop culminated into "Astana Declaration on IBSE" in ECO Region, Which was also presented to the Special Secretary. The Special Secretary MoFA appreciated the efforts of ECO Science Foundation and congratulated Prof. Soomro. Finally Prof. Soomro presented publications of ECOSF to the Special Secretary.

ECO Science Foundation is an Intergovernmental Specialised Agency of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) established in Islamabad for promotion of scientific and technological research and education among the 10 member states leading to socioeconomic development. The organization established in December 2011 under the patronage of Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of Pakistan.