"The chairmanship of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO) has passed from Pakistan to Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani parliament will show its efforts during its chairmanship," the Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova said at the Third General Conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Cooperation Organization in Baku.

According to her, it was important to make efforts to combat the pandemic and eliminate its consequences: "Azerbaijan has provided assistance to the countries most affected by the pandemic. Now we must be ready for the next steps."

The event is attended by delegations led by the Secretary-General of the PAECO and parliamentary leaders of Turkiye, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.