Foreign Minister Mirzoyan holds meeting with Secretary General of BSEC

YEREVAN, JULY 1, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Secretary General of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Lazar Comanescu.

The meeting took place within the framework of Comanescu’s visit to Yerevan on the occasion of Armenia’s chairmanship of the BSEC from July 1, the foreign ministry said.

The interlocutors discussed Armenia’s cooperation with the BSEC, the priorities of Armenia’s Chairmaship-in-Office in the organization, as well as issues of regional economic cooperation.

At the beginning of the meeting, Minister Mirzoyan noted: “Your visit is a good opportunity to exchange ideas on how we can best achieve the goals of Armenia’s Chairmanship-in-Office in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization, which begins today.

We believe that interconnection and cooperation among member countries within the Organization will not only make a major and tangible contribution to sustainable economic development, but will also be an important factor in building peace and stability in the wider region. Therefore, connectivity will be at the core of our presidency's priorities.

Especially when it comes to the South Caucasus, the opening of transport channels will not only significantly contribute to peace and security and economic cooperation, but it will also help our region, the South Caucasus, better connect to the global network. In this regard, we rely heavily on the chairmanship and cooperation of the BSEC permanent secretariat.

Of course, connectivity is not the only area; we have  also collaborated in other fields such as information technology, tourism and will continue to do so in the future."