BSEC COUNTRIES PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.05.2009 14:28 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During Armenia’s presidency activities of BSEC
(Black Sea Economic Cooperation) member countries were fruitful,
Armenia’s transport and communication minister Gurgen Sargsyan said at
the 15th meeting of the General Assembly of the Union of International
Fright Forwarders Association of BSEC member countries in Yerevan. 9
member states participated in the meeting, except Azerbaijan, Serbia
and Greece. "Declarations aimed at improving transport processes in
the region were adopted during Armenian presidency," said the minister.

According to Mr. Sargsyan, the government of Armenia is interested
to simplify viza regimes for professional drivers to facilitate
transportation process, besides Armenia joins to Allowance system
with the countries of region and members of BSEC. Among other tasks
are promoting of the infrastructure development, improvement of
fright monitoring equipment , rehabilitation and construction of both
major republican and regional rural roads in line with international
standards, said Mr. Sargsyan.

Among prior tasks he mentioned the construction of the road, connecting
the north with the south of the country, from the Iranian to Georgian
boarder, as well as harmonization of the legislature.

BSEC was established in 1992. Currently Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey
and Ukraine are permanent members of BSEC.

Armenia took the responsibilities of presidency of the Organization of
Black Sea Economic Cooperation in November 2008, which was completed
by April 30.