45th Meeting of Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of BSEC held

On December 21, the 45th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) Member States was held in video-conference format, Report informs, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

Deputy Minister of Azerbaijan MFA Fariz Rzayev participated in the meeting chaired by the BSEC Acting Chairman, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova Nicolae Popescu.

Speaking at the meeting, Fariz Rzayev informed the event participants about the restoration and reconstruction works carried out in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan's efforts to ensure peace in the region, the creation of a green energy zone in the liberated territories, and the measures implemented in this direction. He brought to the attention of the participants Azerbaijan's position on the threat of landmines in the liberated lands, the transfer of Armenian-made mines to the territory of Azerbaijan using the Lachin corridor, regional security, and other issues.

It was noted that Azerbaijan had implemented the coordinating country role in the BSEC Working Groups on Culture, Information and Communication Technologies, Institutional Renewal and Good Governance, as well as Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.

At the same time, it was brought to attention that Azerbaijan will act as a coordinating country in the BSEC Working Group on Cooperation in Tourism for a period of 2 years (2023-2024) starting from January 1, 2023.

At the end of the meeting, the protocol and a number of important decisions were adopted, and the chairmanship was handed over to Serbia.