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    BSEC MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT DISCUSSING COOPERATION IN ARMENIA

    ARKA
    March 27, 2009

    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-s tates.

    "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.
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