Trend, Azerbaijan
Sept 18 2009

Armenia refuses to attend conference of heads of BSEC emergency
situation agencies

Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept.18. / Trend News K.Zarbaliyeva /

Armenia has refused to participate in the conference of the heads of
the emergency situations agencies of the Organization of Black Sea
Economic Cooperation (BSEC).

"We have sent invitations to all member countries of the BSEC,
including Armenia," said Altay Efendiyev, BSEC Deputy Secretary
General at a news conference after the event.

Today, on Sept. 18, Baku is hosting a conference of the heads of the
emergency situations agencies of the Organization of Black Sea
Economic Cooperation (BSEC). The conference of the heads of BSEC has
adopted a declaration.

According Afandiyev, Armenia did not mention the reasons for their
refusal to participate in the conference. Albania, along with Armenia,
also did not participate in the conference.

Azerbaijan, Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Moldova,
Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine are the BSEC member-countries.