TURKEY: Foreign ministers from the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) organisation meet in Istanbul, new chairman Ukraine says it will work to create a free trade area in the region

Record ID: 859224

  • Title: TURKEY: Foreign ministers from the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) organisation meet in Istanbul, new chairman Ukraine says it will work to create a free trade area in the region
  • Date: 15th December 2012
  • Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (DECEMBER 15, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS FROM ORGANISATION OF THE BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION (BSEC) MEMBER STATES TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER AHMET DAVUTOGLU AND UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER KONSTANTYN HRYSHCHENKO IN MEETING VARIOUS OF FOREIGN MINISTERS SEATED AT MEETING DAVUTOGLU HANDING OVER A HAMMER TO HRYSHCHENKO TO SYMBOLISE THE CHANGE OF CHAIRMANSHIP DAVUTOGLU AND HRYSCHENKO SHAKING HANDS CAMERAMEN FILMING VARIOUS OF MINISTERS POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS SPEAKERS WALKING TO LECTERNS FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER KONSTANTYN HRYSHCHENKO, SAYING: "Our chairmanship in the BSEC would be also aimed at the closure and elimination of the barriers in mutual trade. We will do everything possible to activate our efforts joint to create a regional free trade area which should be in the best intrest of all participating states." CAMERAMEN (SOUNDBITE) (English) UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER KONSTANTYN HRYSHCHENKO, SAYING: "We in the last year supported initiatives by Turkey and Russia on the development of multimodal transport in the Black Sea region. But we also added our own initiative of the use of the combined transport train Viking which would link south and north in the corridor which would be very beneficial as well as the transport corridor uniting Europe and Asiatic regions." REPORTERS LISTENING MINISTERS LEAVING
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  • Location: Turkey
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  • Country: Turkey
  • Topics: International Relations
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  • Story Text: Foreign Ministers from Black Sea Economic Cooperation member states met in Turkey's Istanbul on Saturday (December 15).
    Turkey handed over its chairmanship of the organisation to Ukraine after the meeting.
    Ukrainian foreign minister Konstantyn Hryshchenko said his country would work to reduce trade barriers in the region.
    "Our chairmanship in the BSEC would be also aimed at the closure and elimination of the barriers in mutual trade. We will do everything possible to activate our efforts joint to create a regional free trade area which should be in the best intrest of all participating states."
    He also said his country supported better transport links in the Black Sea region.
    "We in the last year supported initiatives by Turkey and Russia on the development of multimodal transport in the Black Sea region. But we also added our own initiative of the use of the combined transport train Viking which would link south and north in the corridor which would be very beneficial as well as the transport corridor uniting Europe and Asiatic regions."
    According to the BSEC website, the organisation is "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."
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