Romania hands BSEC CiO mandate over to Russia![]() June 8, 2011 - 20:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (CMFA) of BSEC Member States under the Chairmanship-in-Office (CiO) of Romania took place on Wednesday, the 8th of June in Bucharest. The Council took stock of the progress of BSEC and its activities under the Romanian CiO and formally launched the process of preparing the forthcoming 20 years Summit of BSEC. The hand over of Romania’s CiO mandate to the Russian Federation, the incoming BSEC CiO, July-December 2011 was marked. Armenian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Manasaryan participated in the event. During the event, Mr. Manasaryan noted the progress in social and economic cooperation achieved during Romania’s 6-month BSEC chairmanship, also stressing Armenia's practical involvement in the process. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |