Message from the Host

Developing Eight Countries (D-8), established by eight countries that have assembled together for reasons concerning economical, political and social developments in the world, globalization process and their common values,
is an organization that promises significant potential in every aspect with its economical capacity, important natural resources, high population and large geographical area it contains. Considering mutually supplementary features
of these eight countries in many fields, we can state that it is possible and necessary to convert these advantages into opportunities. 

Main objectives of D-8 are; creating new opportunities in commercial relations between member countries, increasing the participation in decision making processes in the international scale, providing better life standards, developing concrete common projects and supporting status of member countries in the world economy. We know that cooperation on industry is extremely important for achieving these objectives. With this awareness our ministry has led formation of D-8 Working Group on Industrial Cooperation. 

As a result of the “5th Meeting of D-8 Working Group on Industrial Cooperation” and “1st Ministerial Meeting on Industry” organized in Iran last year, it was decided to organize the “2nd Ministerial Meeting” and the “6th Meeting of the Working Group” in Istanbul on 4-6 October 2011 under the auspices of our country. 

Our ministry aims to contribute into activating and formalizing the cooperation on industry within the D-8 platform, with meetings combined by the name of “D-8 Industrial Summit” 

One of the most important conditions for achieving this purpose is to provide attendance of private sector and the non-governmental organizations in the event together with the public authorities. 

I wish success for the forthcoming organization and hope that it tends to useful outcomes for every member country. 

Message from the Secretary-General

It is a great pleasure and honor for me to address you on behalf of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation as we draw close to an important meeting on industrial cooperation. We all look forward with anticipation to the 2nd D-8 Ministerial Meeting on Industry and the 6th Session of the Working Group on Industrial Cooperation in early October in the beautiful city of Istanbul.  

Sustainable industrial development lies at the very heart of our collective cooperative efforts. It enjoys the potential to help the D-8 Member Countries individually as well as collectively - achieve a variety of cherished social objectives such as employment, poverty alleviation, labor standards, and greater access to education and health-care. Having faced the negative ramifications of the recent and the still on-going global economic crisis, it is crucial for the Organization and all of its members to undertake to encourage and promote, in very concrete ways, greater cooperation amongst us to deal with this crisis.

I am confident that these important meetings will provide us with the opportunity to expand and strengthen the existing levels of cooperation and that they will help us prepare better in coping with the economic challenges lying ahead of us all. I wish success for all delegations and for the host country - in the course of these significant meetings.