The President made the statement while he was delivering a speech at the inaugural session of the 11th ECO Summit which started in the Turkish city of Istanbul this morning.



Briefing the audience on Iran’s performance during its two-year presidency, he said several meetings were held in the past two years in different fields of trade, investment, transportation, energy, mines, environment, agriculture, tourism and health.



The maps of international rail transportation corridors were finalized in the period, he reiterated.



During the Islamic Republic of Iran’s presidency, the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul container train was inaugurated while preparations were made for inauguration of Bandar Abbas-Marv-Tashkent-Almaty cargo train, the President further announced.



He expressed hope that during the Turkey’s presidency, the organization would witness great developments.



Expressing his gratitude towards all presidents and senior officials of the ECO member states, President Ahmadinejad handed over the organization’s presidency to his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.