Black sea encircling highway has to pass through the territory of BSEC Member statesMay 28, 2009 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Black sea encircling highway has to pass through the territory of BSEC Member states, ARF Dashnaktsutyun Counselor on Economic Issues, MP Ara Nranyan told a PanARMENIANNet reporter. He reminded that in May 2009 BSEC Transportation Ministers had a meeting which resulted in passage of declaration on construction of highway, encircling Black sea, to connect key highways of Black sea region. "We insisted that the highway should pass through all the states in the region," he said. According to Ara Nranyan, BSEC Parliamentary Assembly's Armenian Delegation representative, BSEC is already implementing the project. Nranyan also emphasized that at the meeting of BSEC Transportation Ministers a declaration stipulating for visa regime facilitation for professional drivers was passed. "Though the issue was solved on organizational level, there're still some implementation-related issues in several states, " Nranyan noted. Thus, according to Nranyan, if earlier BSEC put the first priority on energetic issues, at present transportation issue is considered more vital, despite the fact Armenia's borders with Turkey are closed. According to Nranyan, countries that close their borders hamper the development of the whole Black sea region. Half a year ago, at the meeting dedicated to BSEC15th anniversary, Armenia introduced an issue on the necessity to open the borders in the statement describing BSEC's achievements and problems. "Turkey had to acknowledge that closing of borders hampers the development of the whole Black sea region," the MP noted. Armenia assumed responsibilities of BCES Chairman in November of 2008 and has been fulfilling them till April 30, 2009. On May 12 Yerevan hosted the 15th meeting of BCES Road Transport Associations Union, to find solution to transportation issues. Representatives of Armenia, Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey, Moldova, Albania, Romania and Georgia participated in the meeting. BSEC was founded in 1992. Currently there are 12 BSEC Member states: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Moldavia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine. Austria, Byelorussia, Croatia, Czechia, Egypt, France, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and USA are BSEC observers. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |