Azerbaijan takes over PABSEC chairmanship

Yerevan is hosting the 52nd Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) General Assembly, and will last until November 29, the Azerbaijan Press Council said.

At the session, a report on the activities of PABSEC was heard. The role of trade unions and parliaments of member countries in the development and strengthening of regional economic cooperation, tourism and small businesses as well as prospects for their development were discussed.

The head of the Azerbaijani delegation, deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee for agriculture policy Eldar Guliyev made a report on the topic 'The role of parliaments in the development of regional economic cooperation', in which he touched upon issues of economic and humanitarian security, information security, measures to combat international terrorism, drug trafficking, environmental problems in the region.

He also noted that the region is a space where not only economic but also global projects are implemented. He noted the position of Azerbaijan in this context, the role of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline and the importance of the TANAP project.

The chairman of the Azerbaijan Press Council, MP Aflatun Amashov made a report on the topic 'State support for the development of small businesses in Azerbaijan', where he stressed the need to strengthen cooperation on small business in the BSEC countries, Trend reported.