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Welcome to the official website of Developing 8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8). You will find abundance of information about the main activities as well as almost all official documents which constitute the framework of D-8 activities. Please take time to browse through them and find out for yourself how effective this young organization has been as well as a variety of areas of cooperation covered by member states. We, at the Secretariat, are keen to provide the latest information to public on different aspects of D-8 activities and will be at your disposal for any comments, proposal or even critics which might improve our services to other website visitors.

Secretary General: Prof. Widi Agoes Pratikto, Indonesia

D-8 Secretary General

Hold under-graduate degree from Engineering Department of Surabaya Institute of Technology (Indonesia), master degree on Ocean Engineering from The George Washington University and PhD program from North Carolina State University in the field of coastal and ocean engineering, Prof. Widi Agoes Pratikto had several experiences on governmental institutions, international cooperation as well as academics fields. His last position before assignment as D-8 Secretary General was Secretary General of Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and Chairperson of APFIC (Asia - Pacific Fishery Commission) FAO which had international meeting experiences, such as with ASEAN, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, etc. In addition to that, he was also active on research and had several publications, papers and books, especially on Marine and Fisheries sector.

Director: Ambassador Kia Tabatabaee, Iran

D-8 Director

Having completed his under-graduate and graduate studies in Systems & Control Engineering and Material Management in the USA, he joined Foreign Service in 1981, and ever since then has held high ranking positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs such as : Director General for International Political Affairs, Director General for Multi-lateral Economic Cooperations, as well as Chief Negotiator for Trade Agreement with the European Union (EU). Abroad, he has served as Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to USSR (Moscow), U.N. (Geneva) and Switzerland (Bern).

Economist: Z. Esen Gönen, Turkey

D-8 Economist

Holds LL.B. degree from Ankara University School of Law and LL.M. degree in International Trade Law from University of California at Berkeley, Boalt School of Law. She began her career at the Undersecretariat of Prime Ministry for Foreign Trade as a Foreign Trade Expert and then continued at the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEİK) as a Research and Business Development Group Coordinator. During her carrer, she was specifically in charge of Turkey-EU Customs Union, Turkey-ESCS Free Trade Agreement and Free Trade Agreements of Turkey with the Mediterranean Countries.