ECO members stress transit of goods through Iran: Raeisi

The Iranian president, who was on a 2-day trip to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, arrived in the capital of Iran, Tehran on Thursday night.

Led by the Iranian president, the Iranian delegation and their Tajik counterparts signed 18 documents on Wednesday afternoon.

Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi attended the 16th Economic Cooperation Organization in Tashkent where the Iranian president rolled out the economic roadmap of the developments in the region.

President Raeisi enlisted the facilitating measure for the smooth path of the economy in the bloc during his speech at ECO.

Elsewhere in the meeting, he also touched on the importance of the swift stop on Israeli war crimes carried out in the Gaza Strip.

Addressing the participants in the meeting, the head of the Iranian government also underlined the Palestinians' rights who have been mercilessly massacred by the Israeli army.

Upon his arrival at the Mehrabad International Airport on Thursday night, Raeisi held a presser and called the ECO summit "important".

Raeisi stressed that the Palestine issue was among the most important topics of discussion in Tashkent.

Elsewhere in his press conference, he pointed to the remarks of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei who urged the Muslim countries to "boycott Israel".

The Iranian president also urged the actions to be carried out in a bid to halt Israeli war crimes.

The transit of goods through the Islamic Republic of Iran was emphasized, he said, adding that half of the ECO members emphasized that Iran is a cheap way to transport goods and save time.