  PABSEC head says Black Sea region preferable to eurozone February 23, 2012 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) said that the Black Sea region could become a more attractive region than the eurozone. “We will create a special vision for the Black Sea Economic Cooperation [BSEC] on the 20th anniversary of its establishment,” PABSEC head Ismail Safi said during a PABSEC Standing Committee meeting on Tuesday in Istanbul. Representatives from Armenia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Russia and Ukraine attended the meeting. On June 25, 1992, the heads of state of 11 countries including Armenia, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and the Ukraine signed the Summit Declaration and the Bosporus Statement to establish the BSEC. The BSEC aims at fostering interaction and harmony among its member states as well as to ensure peace, stability, prosperity and encouraging friendly and neighborly relations in the Black Sea region, Today's Zaman reported.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says  David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
