ANKARA: Armenia Attending At BSEC Summit In Istanbul

ARMENIA ATTENDING AT BSEC SUMMIT IN ISTANBUL

Hurriyet
June 22 2012
Turkey

Sevil KucukkoÅ[email protected]

Armenia will participate in the 20th Anniversary Summit of the
Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) in Istanbul
at deputy foreign minister level, despite Armenian President Serj
Sarkisian being invited to the gathering, the Daily News has learned.

The June 26 summit will be co-chaired by Serbia and Turkey, the two
consecutive Chairmanships-in-Office of BSEC in 2012.

The governments of BSEC member states, observers and sectoral dialogue
partners, as well as several international and regional organizations
have been invited to the summit.

Azerbaijan President Ä°lham Aliyev, Georgian President Mikheil
Saakashvili, Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti, and Russian Deputy
Prime Minister Olga Golodets, are among the participants.

In parallel with the summit, several side events such as
parliamentarian forums, academic and NGO forums, and business forums
are planned.