BULGARIA TO ASSUME CSTO CHAIRMANSHIP BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1

PanARMENIAN.Net
19.10.2009 19:32 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The 21nd meeting of BSEC Council of Foreign Ministers
will take place in Baku on October 22.

Discussion agenda comprises issues on increasing and strengthening
organization’s effectiveness and role, as well as problems on
developing partnership ties with UN and Council of Europe.

The meeting will be presided over by Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar
Mamedyarov.

Discussion will be followed by a ceremony whereby Azerbaijan will hand
over the Chairmanship-in-Office of BSEC to Bulgaria. The Republic of
Bulgaria will officially assume the Chairmanship on 1 November 2009
for a period of six months – until 30 April 2010.

Armenia will be represented by a Foreign Ministry delegation led by
Deputy FM Arman Kirakosyan.