  Turkey hands over BSEC presidency to Ukraine December 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 The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia says wants expanded transport, energy connectivity  Pashinyan says Armenia is interested in the expansion of connectivity in transport, energy, telecommunications and other directions.Viva: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services.Turkey restoring 500-year-old Surp Sarkis Armenian Church During the program, Sahak Maşalyan, the Patriarch of Türkiye's Armenians, inspected the historic church and offered prayers.Cumulative deposit on flexible terms: Byblos Bank Armenia's new offer Once the deposit is fixed, it can be topped up at any time, and interest will be accrued quarterly. |
