TURKPA attended PABSEC 65th Plenary Session

On 18 June 2025, Secretary General Mehmet Süreyya Er took part in the 65th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) in the capacity of observer, hosted by Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Baku. The Plenary Session brought together parliamentary delegations of the PABSEC member countries, as well as observer and guest delegations. The Opening ceremony was addressed by Sahiba Gafarova, PABSEC President, Chairperson of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Nataliya Kiselova, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, Afrim Gashi, President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia and Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General. Secretary General Mehmet Süreyya Er also delivered a speech on the activities of TURKPA and cooperation between the organizations during the Session. The agenda items included adoption of the reports and recommendations of the PABSEC committees, as well as presentation of information on the activities of the BSEC, its related bodies and sectoral dialogue partners. PABSEC Presidency was handed over from the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. Nataliya Kiselova, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, expressed gratitude to Sahiba Gafarova, Chairperson of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan, for her successful PABSEC Presidency and awarded her the PABSEC Medal of Honour in recognition of her contribution to the activities of PABSEC. Secretary General Mehmet Süreyya Er was accompanied by Secretary of Commission on Environment, Natural Resources and Health Protection Aynura Abutalibova.