The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan
Representatives of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry took part in a special event on the occasion of the announcement of the priorities of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization - BSEC within the framework of the Armenian Chairmanship-in-office /July 1 - December 31, 2024/.
Participants from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine attended the meeting.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan presented Armenia’s priorities in the BSEC Chairmanship-in-Office and the calendar of events at the Coordination Meeting that took place online.
In his statement, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia emphasized the importance of inclusive economic cooperation and trade facilitation for maintaining regional peace and stability. Paruyr Hovhannisyan reiterated Armenia’s commitment to closely cooperate with the BSEC Permanent International Secretariat, Member States and related bodies to improve the efficiency of the Organization and promote economic cooperation between the countries of the region.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia emphasized the importance of the effective realization of the core objectives of the BSEC, notably promoting inclusive regional economic cooperation and trade facilitation for maintaining regional peace and stability. He stressed that Armenia will spare no efforts to contribute to the promotion of the constructive partnership and inclusive dialogue for the benefit of strengthening of economic and cultural ties between the countries of the Black Sea Region, in accordance with the Organization’s statutory objectives.
Inclusivity, cooperation and outreach will be at the heart of the Armenian Chairmanship-in-Office. More than 60 activities /meetings and events/ are planned in the program of BSEC in the period July - December. The various initiatives will be aimed at supporting the dialogue and exchange of best practices to advance equitable regional economic cooperation and sustainable development of the BSEC Member States, in line with the motto - “Engagement, Outreach, Resilience”.