BSEC Secretary General: Tourism sector rapidly developing in Azerbaijan every year

Secretary General of the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Lazar Comanescu has said that tourists who visit Azerbaijan are greatly impressed.

“The tourism sector in Azerbaijan is rapidly developing every year. The results of this development are obvious. I have visited Azerbaijan several times. The work carried out in the Azerbaijani tourism sector is commendable. I hope that over time, the Azerbaijani tourism sector level will be the best one in the world,” Comanescu told reporters, Report informs.

The BSEC came into existence as a unique and promising model of multilateral political and economic initiative with the signing of the Istanbul Summit Declaration and the Bosphorus Statement by the Heads of State and Government of the countries in the region, on June 25, 1992.

With the entry into force of its Charter on May 1, 1999, BSEC acquired international legal identity and was transformed into a full-fledged regional economic organisation - the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.

Aiming at fostering interaction and harmony among its members, as well as to ensure peace, stability and prosperity, encouraging friendly and good-neighborly relations in the Black Sea region, today BSEC serves as a forum for cooperation in a wide range of areas for its 13 Member States: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine.

Agriculture and agro-industry, banking and finance, combating organised crime, culture, customs matters, education, emergency assistance, energy, environmental protection, exchange of statistical data and economic information, healthcare and pharmaceutics, information and communication technologies, institutional renewal and good governance, science and technology, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), tourism, trade and economic development and transport are among the main fields of cooperation within the framework of the Organisation.