General reiterated the commitment of the OIC, in its capacity as member of the International Contact Group on Afghanistan, to scale up its participation in the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA). The Summit was attended by Heads of State and Government of eight ECO member-states, while Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were represented at the level of Deputy Minister and Ambassador respectively. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and representatives of the Syrian President and Emir of Qatar attended as special guests. The representative of the OIC Secretary-General at the Summit was Ambassador Hameed A. Opeloyeru, Assistant Secretary-General Economic Affairs.