Wednesday, June 27 2018 14:32

ArmInfo. For Armenia it was a great honor to preside in the BSEC for the fifth time. On June 27, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Karen Nazaryan stated in Yerevan on the results of the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of  the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).

From January 1, 2018, Armenia will coordinate the information  technology sphere of the Organization for a period of two years. And  in this context, he hastened to note that the development of the IT  sphere among the priorities of the new government of Armenia, and the  Armenian side attaches importance to the maximum deepening of  interaction in this sphere on international platforms, including the  BSEC. "In May of this year, the Armenian project was approved with  respect to the development of the IT sphere in small and medium-sized  enterprises." On the margins of the 38th meeting of the Organization,  we summed up the results of Armenia's chairmanship in the  organization and the work done," Nazaryan said. And in this context,  he stressed that Armenia attaches importance to BSEC activities and  will continue to be actively involved in the work of the  Organization, paying exclusive attention to the economic component.   "We fined unacceptable some attempts to politicize the work of the  Organization through the adoption of policies that are contrary to  the statute and the BSEC principles. By the way, in recent years, it  happens in PA BSEC fields, where politicized documents and  declarations are adopted." Nazaryan said, noting that the issue was  discussed with the delegations of the participating countries. 

In conclusion, he expressed conviction that the meeting in Yerevan  would contribute to deepening regional economic cooperation, which is  based on the BSEC policy and objectives, as well as the need to use  the full potential for the development of the countries of the  region.

BSEC Secretary General Michael Christides noted that the meeting in  Yerevan is a good opportunity to sum up the achievements that the  organization has since its foundation. "This is an important and  symbolic meeting. It is symbolic, since June this year marked 20  years of founding of our organization and the 20th year of our  Charter. This meeting is important from the point of view of the  intensification of work as chairman of the Organization I am glad to  note that all 12 members were represented at today's meeting, at  which a number of important decisions and documents regarding our  interaction were adopted," concluded the BSEC Secretary General.