Turkey hands over BSEC presidency to UkraineDecember 16, 2012 - 17:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey handed over the presidency of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) to Ukraine. During a BSEC meeting in Istanbul, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu handed over the presidency to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko for the first six months of 2013. As Mr. Hryshchenko stated during the handover ceremony, Ukraine will take every effort to boost the regional role of the Organization. He also noted trade, transport, energy, science, technologies, tourism, environment protection and countering organized crime as key issues on Ukraine's BSEC presidency agenda. Currently, the Organization lists 12 member states: Azerbaijan, Albania, Bulgarian, Armenia, Greece, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |