ARMENIA PASSES AZERBAIJAN HAMMER – SYMBOL OF CHAIRMANSHIP IN BSEC PA

YEREVAN, JUNE 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The 27th session of the Parliamentary
Assembly (PA) of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) ended on June 8
in Yerevan.

Armenia that had been presiding at PA BSEC over the past 6 months,
passed chairmanship to Azerbaijan. RA NA Speaker Tigran Torosian gave
the hammer – symbol of chairmanship in the organization, to head of
Azerbaijani delegation Asaf Hajiev for the latter to pass it to
Chairman of Milli Majlis Oktay Asadov. “I am sure that our
organization headed by the new Chairman, Mr Oktay Asadov, will
continue to follow its good traditions and will achieve greater
success in its activity,” Torosian mentioned.

Hajiev read the greeting of the new BSEC PA Chairman, which, in
particular, mentioned that all participants of the Yerevan forum are
invited to the Assembly’s next sitting to be held on November 22-23 in
the city of Baku.

In his speech Tigran Torosian mentioned the active participation of
all Assembly members in the session. “Unfortunately, there are
conflicts in the region that can be solved only thanks to a joint
purposeful work in the future. I want to express confidence that BSEC
PA’s activity will continue to be aimed at not only establishment of
firm economic, but also friendly contacts among our peoples,” the
Armenian Parliament Speaker emphasized.