Discover BSEC
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| Astride Two Continents
- Heart Of Eurasia |
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The
Black Sea region constitutes the heartland. The whole landmass
has always been at the cross of East-West, North-South routes.
There civilizations emerged, prospered and disappeared shaping
diverse peoples, cultures, reforms and ideas in the flow of a long
history, going back millennia to the Paleolithic and Caleolithic
ages. In ancient times a "Black Sea culture" centering
on sea-faring and trade flourished which later was influenced also
by the Silk Road, its relics giving rise to some resemblances in
this vast region.
These
dynamics underlie the centuries old turbulence of the Black Sea
region
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| BSEC Means |
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- an area nearly
20 million km²,
- an unsaturated
market of 330 million people with supply well behind demand in
the three principal economic sectors of agriculture, industry,
services,
- a foreign trade
capacity of over 300 billion US Dollars annually,
- after the Gulf,
second largest source of oil and natural gas,
- rich in proven
reserves in minerals and metals exploited, with underground potential
even greater,
- major supplier
of commodities in international trade,
- diversified
and creative human resources scientifically qualified and scholarly
disciplined,
- abundant labor
force skilled and unskilled at costs competitive,
- endowed with
Ohots Sea, Caspian Sea, Azov Sea, Black Sea, Marmara Sea , Aegean
Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea,
- covers important
sea lanes and occupies strategic location in maritime transport,
ship-building, repairing and overhauling,
- broad manufacturing
basis in need of restructuring ,overhauling, modernization and
commercialization,
- a composite
of long history, rich cultures, diverse and colorful life styles
molded in a wealth of natural landscape, awaiting to be discovered
by the world of tourism.
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| A Fresh Breeze
- BSEC on the Scene |
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In
the closing decade of this century, rapid changes captured the
Black Sea region nitiating a dramatic transformation in the area.
This difficult but challenging transition, second to none in the
world, continues. It has brought the region to a new threshold.
The success of this movement is in the interest of security and
stability both within and outside the Black Sea region.
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| At this stage
the Heads of State or Government of 11 countries in the region; |
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Albania,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania,Russia,
Turkey, Ukraine meeting in Turkey signed the Istanbul Summit Declaration
and adopted the Bosphorous
Statement on 25 June 1992 giving birth to
With it, a new era started; the BSEC turned its back to a troubled, often volatile
past and began marching towards a promising future.
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For
BSEC
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- Confrontation
is out, cooperation is in.
- Isolation is
out, engagement is in.
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Aim of BSEC establishment of BSEC-wide security, stability, prosperity.
Its mechanism regional economic cooperation BSEC went through stages.
Briefly hereunder is the progress:
The period from the emergence of BSEC on 25 June 1992 to the establishment
of BSEC Permanent International Secretariat on 10 March 1994 constitutes
the FORMATIVE STAGE.
Thereafter two major steps were taken:
- Bucharest statement of the high level meeting of the heads of
state or government
(30 June 1995)
- Moscow declaration of the heads of state or government (25 october
1996)
These are milestones in shaping BSEC and mark its CONSOLIDATION
STAGE.
- From political declaration to legal charter
- The Yalta summit of the heads of state or government convened on
5 June 1998 and signed the BSEC charter. Following the ratification
formalities the charter came into force marking the official inauguration
of the organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation on 1
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| BSEC by this Act |
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Pledged the enduring commitment of its eleven signatories;
Emerged as a Regional Economic Organization;
Acquired a new status with legal identity on the international plane;
Adopted a legally binding CHARTER replacing the political Declaration
of Istanbul as its principal instrument.
And by the
- Istanbul summit declaration of the heads of state or government
(17 november 1999)
ushered RESULT-ORIENTED PROGRAMS and PROJECTS STAGE . |
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