YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS. The 7th summit of the General Assembly of the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies (BSANNA) wrapped up in Yerevan. Within the framework of the summit, it was unanimously decided that Armenia’s national agency "Armenpress" will assume the chairmanship in BSANNA. The General Director of the agency Aram Ananyan highlighted that during the chairmanship "Armenpress" will target putting forward new ideas, reequipment of the structure’s website, and expansion of cooperation with the member agencies.

Handing the presidency over to "Armenrpess", the General Director of Russian TASS agency Sergei Mikhailov congratulated "Armenpress" wishing fresh crazy ideas and new initiatives.

The Black Sea Association of National News Agencies (BSANNA) was established in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 29 - 31, 2006. It is an international organization, which unites efforts by the national news agencies of the region for using their informational resources efficiently. The Association is aimed, as provided by its Statute, at promoting friendship and good neighborly relations, strengthening mutual respect and trust among the agencies, freely and equally exchanging information and its spreading in the countries, which are represented by the news agencies, members in the Association, as well as objectively highlighting all spheres of their life.