PABSEC Secretary General: Conflicts hamper use of the organization’s potential in full

Baku. 27 November. REPORT.AZ/ Conflicts hamper the full use of the potential of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC), Secretary-General of the PABSEC Asaf Hajiyev said. Report informs citing the Armenian media that he spoke at the 52nd meeting of the PABSEC General Assembly held in Yerevan.

Asaf Hajiyev noted that a quarter of a century of cooperation in the BSEC region allowed the organization to accumulate vast experience of interaction in many areas. The main priorities are agriculture, transport, tourism. "This is a natural resource bridge between East and West, with great potential. However, conflicts hamper the use of the economic cooperation  in full. Therefore, the agenda is incomplete and not too ambitious," Hajiyev said.

According to him, the organization should be modernized in the light of regional global challenges. Parliamentarians play a special role in achieving tangible results, noted Hajiyev.