Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) or Organization for Regional Cooperation and Development (ORCD)[1] was multi-governmental organization which was originally established on the 21st of July 1964 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, regional members of the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), to allow socio-economic development of the member states. Its headquarters was in Tehran, Iran.[2] In 1979, this organization was dissolved. It was replaced by Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in 1985. Seven new members were added: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Under this organization Pakistan along with aid from Iran was able to build the 813 km long N-25 highway. Several other developments also took place in the member countries who were able to get and provide financial aid to each other.
Joint stamp issues
editFrom 1965 to 1979, the three nations jointly issued stamps. These depicted personalities: Shah of Iran, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Mohammad Ali Jinnah; arts, buildings, World Heritage Sites including Moenjodaro and landscapes including Lake Saiful Muluk, Kaghan Valley, Pakistan.[3]
References
edit- ^ Joseph A. Kechichian (30 December 2012). "Central Treaty Organization". Encyclopaedia Iranica v3. pp. 259–260. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ Yeşilbursa, Behçet Kemal (22 July 2009). "The Formation of RCD: Regional Cooperation for Development". Middle Eastern Studies. 45 (4): 637–660. doi:10.1080/00263200903009759. S2CID 145131642.
- ^ "Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD)". My Philatelic World blog. February 2010. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
External links
edit- ECO – official website] (archived 25 December 2011)
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