Turkey is eager to host joint technical secretariat of Black Sea Ring Highway

Turkish deputy transportation minister said Friday that Turkey was eager to host the Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) of Black Sea Ring Highway.

Deputy Transportation Minister Hayri Aka attended transportation ministers’ meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) in Moscow, Russia.

Aka said that regional cooperation must be boosted to show geopolitical and economic importance of Black Sea Region to the world.
“Turkey fully supports BSEC as a founder state,” he said.

“We have earlier said several times that we are eager to host JTS of the highway. We consider that Istanbul is the best to host secretariat with its location and modern communication infrastructure,” he said.

On 25 June 1992, the Heads of State and Government of eleven countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine signed in Istanbul the Summit Declaration and the Bosphorus Statement giving birth to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).

It came into existence as a unique and promising model of multilateral political and economic initiative aimed at fostering interaction and harmony among the Member States, as well as to ensure peace, stability and prosperity encouraging friendly and good-neighbourly relations in the Black Sea region.

21 October 2011
SOURCE: CUMHURIYET ENGLISH