D-8 commemorates the 10th Anniversary in 2007

Istanbul, Turkey | June 16, 2007 by D-8 Secretariat

Today, June 15, 2007, is the 10th Anniversary of the Developing Eight Countries for Economic Cooperation (D-8). The eight countries are: Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey, when on June 15, 1997, their heads of state/Government in Istanbul, Turkey, agreed to establish an organization for economic cooperation based on 6 principles: (i) peace instead of conflict; (ii) dialogue instead of confrontation; (iii) cooperation instead of exploitation; (iii) justice instead of double-standard; (iv) equality instead of discrimination; and (vi) democracy instead of oppression. All D-8 member states have population more than 70 million people, except Malaysia, and the total in 2006 was almost 900 million, represent 14 percent of world population.

Please click here to read anniversary remarks from the Secretary General of D-8.

And please click below to read congratulatory messages from member countries' head states and officials:

the Republic of Indonesia: Letter from President and Letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs

the Republic of Turkey: Letter from President and Letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs/Deputy Prime Minister

the People's Republic of Bangladesh: Letter from the President of People's Republic of Bangladesh, Letter from the Advisor for Foreign Affairs (Foreign Minister) of Bangladesh, and Letter from Chief Adviser to the Non-Party Care-taker Government of Bangladesh

the Arab Republic of Egypt: Letter from President and Letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs

the Islamic Republic of Iran: Letter from Minister of Foreign Affairs (Page 1 and Page 2)

the Federation of Malaysia

the Federal Republic of Nigeria

the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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