BSEC ministers of transport discussing cooperation in Armenia
27.03.2009,
23:23
The Ministers of Transport of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) are holding a meeting in Yerevan to discuss further cooperation.
YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. The Ministers of Transport of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) are holding a meeting in Yerevan to discuss further cooperation.
Opening the meeting, RA Minister of Transport and Communication Gurgen Sargsyan stated that Armenia considers it a great honor to chair the meeting being held in Yerevan.
“We plan to hold the most effective meeting to determine and declare our further priority tasks,” the Minister said.
He pointed out the BSEC steering committees’ efficient activities in consistent execution of the previous joint declarations by the BSEC Ministers of Transport, as well as the resolutions and recommendations by the Foreign Ministers’ Council.
“This is the first meeting since the Memorandum of Understanding facilitating the motor-traction in the in the BSEC, Memorandum of Understanding coordinating the development of the Black Sea ring road and the Memorandum on the development of sea routes in the Black Sea region came into effect,” Minister Sargsyan said.
Now that the three documents are in effect, specific measures to accomplish the tasks set must be taken.
In this context Minister Sargsyan welcomed the formation of a Joint Permanent Technical Secretariat for the Black Sea ring road. The Secretariat has launched its activities and prepared a questionnaire for the member-states.
“The answers will serve as a basis for a map, minimal technical requirements and other specific features of the ring road,” the Minister said.
G. Sargsyan also pointed out the importance of a survey conducted by the NEA research center. The survey results served as a basis for three principal options of gradual liberalization of transit and two-way motor-traction between the BSEC member-states.
Minister Sargsyan also stressed the importance of focusing attention on developing cooperation to develop stable, effective and integrated transport systems and infrastructures in the Black Sea region, liberalize the transport procedures, develop multimodal traffic, remove tangible and intangible barriers in the region.
“With this end in view, we must continue the previously launched projects and elaborate new ones to accomplish the tasks set by the relevant memorandums, as well as intensify the execution of all the resolutions approved by the BSEC Foreign Ministers,” Minister Sargsyan said.
Armenia took over the BSEC Chairmanship last November and is to chair the organization until April 30, 2009. –0--
Opening the meeting, RA Minister of Transport and Communication Gurgen Sargsyan stated that Armenia considers it a great honor to chair the meeting being held in Yerevan.
“We plan to hold the most effective meeting to determine and declare our further priority tasks,” the Minister said.
He pointed out the BSEC steering committees’ efficient activities in consistent execution of the previous joint declarations by the BSEC Ministers of Transport, as well as the resolutions and recommendations by the Foreign Ministers’ Council.
“This is the first meeting since the Memorandum of Understanding facilitating the motor-traction in the in the BSEC, Memorandum of Understanding coordinating the development of the Black Sea ring road and the Memorandum on the development of sea routes in the Black Sea region came into effect,” Minister Sargsyan said.
Now that the three documents are in effect, specific measures to accomplish the tasks set must be taken.
In this context Minister Sargsyan welcomed the formation of a Joint Permanent Technical Secretariat for the Black Sea ring road. The Secretariat has launched its activities and prepared a questionnaire for the member-states.
“The answers will serve as a basis for a map, minimal technical requirements and other specific features of the ring road,” the Minister said.
G. Sargsyan also pointed out the importance of a survey conducted by the NEA research center. The survey results served as a basis for three principal options of gradual liberalization of transit and two-way motor-traction between the BSEC member-states.
Minister Sargsyan also stressed the importance of focusing attention on developing cooperation to develop stable, effective and integrated transport systems and infrastructures in the Black Sea region, liberalize the transport procedures, develop multimodal traffic, remove tangible and intangible barriers in the region.
“With this end in view, we must continue the previously launched projects and elaborate new ones to accomplish the tasks set by the relevant memorandums, as well as intensify the execution of all the resolutions approved by the BSEC Foreign Ministers,” Minister Sargsyan said.
Armenia took over the BSEC Chairmanship last November and is to chair the organization until April 30, 2009. –0--
