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Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan to visit Armenia

14 April 2009 13:05 (UTC +04:00)

Mammadguliyev told APA that the aim of the visit is to attend the 20th meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization that will be held in Yerevan on April 16. No bilateral meetings will be held within the framework of the meeting. Mahmud Mammadguliyev said all points of the cooperation, as well as the causes impeding the cooperation in the region will be discussed at the meeting.
BSEC Foreign Ministers will discuss increasing the efficiency of the organizationâ€™s activity by deepening regional cooperation, implementing joint regional projects in the spheres of transport and energy, exchange views to reduce the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on the member states.
The prospects of the mutual cooperation between BSEC and the European Union are expected to be discussed at the meeting. At the end of the meeting Armenia will hand over BSEC chairmanship to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan will officially take over BSEC chairmanship from Armenia on May 1 and will hold this post by October 31.