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1 March 2017

10-country summit in Pakistan ends on call for closer ties

Pakistani police officers stand guard at a barricaded road leading to the venue of the Economic Cooperation Organization summit in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has opened a key economic summit aimed at improving trade ties amid unprecedented security. Islamabad is hosting 13th Economic Cooperation Organization summit consisting 10 countries to finalize a plan for expanding trade and prosperity among member nations.

A regional economic summit in Pakistan on Wednesday concluded with participants pledging to collectively fight the "challenge of terrorism" and push for greater collaboration in areas of trade, energy and infrastructure development.

Islamabad hosted the day-long 10-nation Economic Cooperation Organization summit that finalized a "Vision 2025" plan for expanding trade and prosperity among member nations.