The (Tiger April 16), May 11, 1998, West Asia OECD Summit meeting by the Declaration of Alma-Ata.

1998, the five countries of Central Asia and Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan President and Prime Minister of Azerbaijan and Pakistan held here in West Asia the Fifth Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization, and by calling for the establishment of regional Almaty Declaration of transportation, communication and energy systems. The (lssdjt.cn)
Declaration pointed out that the OECD countries, the geo-strategic position is very important, rich in natural resources reserves, with a common economic development potential, so it will play a key role in the international. States should first concentrate on the early completion of the diversification of the region's oil and gas pipelines network, in order to promote national economic development and people's living standards improve.
in West Asia OECD predecessor for the development of regional cooperation organization, established in July 1964, the founding countries of Iran, Turkey and Pakistan. Renamed to its present name in 1985. In 1992, the five countries of Central Asia, the former Soviet Union, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan to join its member countries expanded to 10 countries. Summit in nearly two years, countries gradually formed a unified transportation system in the region, the establishment of the export of oil and gas resources in the network as a top priority in terms of multilateral cooperation.