The PABSEC Participation in the Online Meeting of the BSEC Committee of Senior Officials, 16 October 2020

Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, took part in the Meeting of the BSEC Committee of Senior Officials, which took place in the format of videoconference on 16 October 2020.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of the BSEC Member States, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB), the International Center for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS), as well as the BSEC observers and sectoral dialogue partners.

The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Alexandru Ene, representative of the Romanian BSEC Chairmanship-in-Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania.

The Committee took note of the Report of Ambassador Michael Christides, Secretary General of the BSEC PERMIS, on the activities of the BSEC PERMIS, as well as the information on the meetings of the BSEC working groups that took place in the second half of 2020.

The Committee discussed the issue of cooperation between the BSEC and the EU and took note of the information on the activities of the BSEC Related Bodies.

Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, informed about the activities of the Parliamentary Assembly in the second half of 2020 and about the upcoming plans.

In accordance with the Calendar of the Events under the Romanian BSEC Chairmanship-in-Office, the Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BSEC Member States is scheduled to be held at the end of November 2020.