Regional Cooperation for Development
Regional Cooperation for Development | |||||||
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| 1964–1979[a] | |||||||
 Member states of the RCD | |||||||
| Headquarters | Tehran | ||||||
| Official languages | English | ||||||
| Member states |  Iran Pakistan Turkey | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 21 July 1964 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 11 February 1979[b] | ||||||
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The Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) or Organization for Regional Cooperation and Development (ORCD)[1] was a multi-governmental organization originally established on July 21, 1964 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, regional members of the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), to promote regional economic cooperation and socioeconomic development.[2][3] Its headquarters were in Tehran, the capital of Iran.[4] Under this organization, Pakistan, with aid from Iran, was able to build the 813 km long N-25 highway, also known as the RCD highway.[2] Several other developments also took place in the member countries who were able to get and provide financial aid to each other.[2]
In 1979, the RCD was dissolved following the Iranian Revolution.[5] It was replaced by the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in 1985. In 1992, seven new members were added to the ECO: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.[6]
Joint stamp issues
[edit]From 1965 to 1979, the three nations jointly issued stamps. These depicted famous leaders of each country, such as the Shah of Iran, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and Mohammad Ali Jinnah; arts, buildings, World Heritage Sites including Mohenjo-Daro and landscapes including Lake Saiful Muluk, Kaghan Valley, Pakistan.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Officially dissolved with the fall of Pahlavi Iran in the Iranian Revolution
- ↑ Officially dissolved with the fall of Pahlavi Iran in the Iranian Revolution
References
[edit]- ↑ Joseph A. Kechichian (30 December 2012). "Central Treaty Organization". Encyclopaedia Iranica v3. pp. 259–260. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- 1 2 3 Ahmad, Syed Salahuddin (1969). "Regional Cooperation for Development". Pakistan Horizon. 22 (1): 22–28. ISSN 0030-980X.
- ↑ Javed, Dr. Tauseef (3 December 2023). "Pakistan's Geoeconomic Footprint in the ECO Region". Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Yeşilbursa, Behçet Kemal (22 July 2009). "The Formation of RCD: Regional Cooperation for Development". Middle Eastern Studies. 45 (4): 637–660. doi:10.1080/00263200903009759. S2CID 145131642.
- ↑ Qureshi, Rahim Hayat (2021-11-27). "ECO, Into the Future Together". Tehran Times. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Initiative". Asia Regional Integration Center. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ "Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD)". My Philatelic World blog. February 2010. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
External links
[edit]- ECO – official website] (archived 25 December 2011)
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