On 29 October, Minister Vartan Oskanian participated in the 11th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) in Tbilisi, Georgia. The meeting discussed and adopted documents related to cooperation between BSEC and other international structures, and to the organization?s program, financial and administrative matters.

[The full text of the Minister's statement, delivered at the Ministerial, can be found below.]

During two days preceding the Ministerial, Armenian delegation participated in the BSEC Meeting of Senior Officials where the package of documents for the Ministerial Meeting was prepared.

Following Georgia?s chairmanship, Greece now holds the chair for the next six months.

In the framework of the Ministerial, Minister Oskanian met with Georgia?s Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili. The two colleagues explored general issues related to agreements on cooperation between the foreign ministries of the two countries as discussed during the recent visit of Armenia?s President to Georgia. The foreign ministers also explored coordination of steps to be undertaken by Armenia and Georgia under the EU?s European Neighborhood Policy. The two also discussed regional issues and exchanged views on reciprocal efforts towards ensuring stable functioning of communication routes between the two countries.