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PRESS RELEASE

06-06-2006

Minister Oskanian Meets with BSEC Secretary General Leonidas
Chrisanthopoulos

On June 6, Minister Oskanian received Leonidas Chrisanthopoulos, Secretary
General of the Permanent International Secretariat, Black Sea Economic
Cooperation (BSEC). Ambassador Chrisanthopoulos is in Armenia to participate
in the BSEC Parliamentary Assembly session to be held on June 7 and 8.

Minister Oskanian congratulated the guest on the occasion of his
appointment, and expressed Armenia’s willingness to contribute to enhancing
the efficiency of the organization through active participation. The two
mentioned with satisfaction that BSEC is an institutionalized organization
having experience in regional interaction, as well as great potential for
multilateral cooperation.

Further, the Secretary General presented the future plans of the
Organization, and the reforms to be implemented in the Secretariat located
Istanbul.

The two also focused on a number of issues that are on the agenda of the
forthcoming meeting of Foreign Ministers, as well as the summit of the Heads
of States and Governments to be held next year, on the occasion of the 15th
anniversary of the BSEC.

While speaking on future plans of the Organization, Minister Oskanian
underscored that the development of the transport and energy infrastructures
is a priority for the region’s prosperity. In this regard, he attached
importance to the reconstruction and reactivation of existing
infrastructures.