Uzbekistan says the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) will not participate in the next meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization or &ECO& which will be held in Tashkent.Sherzod Asadov, the press secretary to the president of Uzbekistan, said on Tuesday that in order for Afghanistan to be represented at the meeting, all ECO member countries and the international community would first have to recognize the IEA as the legitimate government.Sherzod Asadov emphasized that Afghanistan is an ECO member country but due to political changes in August 2021, it may not &temporarily participate& in ECO meetings and activities.It has been over two years since the IEA regained control of Afghanistan but no country has yet officially recognized the government.The international community says that until the Islamic Emirate provides the basic rights of the people of Afghanistan, including the rights of girls and women, their government will not be recognized.The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, however, says that any meeting relating to Afghanistan will not bear results unless the IEA has an active role in these gatherings.The spokesperson of the president of Uzbekistan believes that the establishment of Afghanistan as a peaceful and prosperous country is an important condition for achieving stable economic development in the ECO environment.A number of experts consider the presence of Afghan representatives in large meetings, especially in the region, to be important.The presidents of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, the prime minister of Kazakhstan, the head of the interim government of Pakistan and the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation will participate in this round of the ECO meeting.Pakistani local media reports that Pakistan'sCaretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar has arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to attend the 16th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) SummitThe Prime Minister was received by the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdullah Nagmatovich Aripov at Tashkent International Airport.Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and Caretaker Commerce Minister Gohar Ejaz are also accompanying the Prime Minister.Uzbek officials have also said that several bilateral meetings will be held within the framework of this round of ECO meeting.The post IEA barred from next ECO meeting in Uzbekistan first appeared on Ariana News.