Principal Organs

The principal organs of D-8 are:

• The Summit
• The Council
• The Commission

The Summit, which is the supreme organ of D-8 is composed of the Heads of State/Government of member states. It is convened once every two years. The last Summit Meeting was held in Bali, Indonesia on May 13, 2006.

The Council is composed of the Ministers in charge of Foreign Affairs of member states. It is the political decision-making organ of D-8, and acts as a forum for thorough and comprehensive consideration of the issues at hand. The last Council Meeting was held in New York during UNGA on September 2006.

The Commission is the executive body of D-8. It is composed of senior officials appointed by their respective governments. Each Commissioner is responsible for the national coordination in his/her respective country. The last Commission Meeting was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 2006.

D-8 Secretariat

According to the decision made by Heads of State/Government during the Fifth Summit which was held in Bali, Indonesia on May 2006, the composition of the Secretariat is as follows;

• Secretary General (Indonesia)
• Director (Iran)
• Economist (Turkey)

The Secretariat premise is based in Istanbul, Turkey and is looked after by local employees.