BSEC FMs coordinate resulting declaration of Istanbul summitJune 25, 2007 - 19:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The sitting of the BSEC Council of Foreign Ministers presided by Turkish FM Abdullah Gul has finished in Istanbul. The parties coordinated the resulting Declaration of the Summit of BSEC leaders to be adopted upon completion of the summit. Foreign Ministers from Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Russia, Georgia, Albania, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Moldova and Armenia participated in the sitting. Recognition of the BSEC leading role in boosting economic cooperation and deepening of friendly and neighborly relations between the member countries is likely to become the basic point of the Declaration. The document will also include expansion of cooperation in energy, transport, environment, science, telecommunications, trade and tourism as well as war on terror and organized crime. One of the most promising projects of the organization is the construction of ring-road around the Black Sea, the RBC reports. Azerbaijan, Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Moldova, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine are members of the BSEC. 13 states, including Belarus, Germany, U.S. and France, have the status of observer. November 1, 2207 Ukraine will assume presidency in the organization. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. |