22.10.2009 18:33

The 21st sitting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization was held in Baku today.

Delegations from 12 member states participated in the sitting chaired by Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. The Armenian delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosyan.

Speaking at the sitting, Arman Kirakosyan touched upon the perspectives of multifaceted cooperation within the framework of the BSEC, emphasizing the achievements registered in different fields of cooperation. He attached importance to economic cooperation without preconditions as a most important guarantee of settlement of issues existing in the region. In this context he recalled the recently signed Armenian-Turkish protocols on establishment and development of bilateral relations as a best expression of such an approach.

Touching upon the Armenian-Turkish protocols, Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization Leonidas Chrisanthopoulos emphasized the importance of the documents for the development of cooperation in the region and within the framework of BSEC.

At the end of the sitting Azerbaijan handed the chairmanship of the organization to Bulgaria

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