ArmInfo.Conflicts in the territories of members of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) affect the development of the region. Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Mahmud Mammadguliyev said this on December 14 at a press conference in Baku, commenting on the results of the 39th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BSEC member countries, Trend reports.
"We do not solve political issues within the BSEC, as it is an economic organization," he said, answering the question whether the Nagorno-Karabakh issue was discussed today with a representative of Armenia who participated in the BSEC meeting.
Speaking about the recently adopted resolution of the European Parliament on the EU's common policy in the field of foreign policy and security, Mammadguliyev said that "by this resolution, the EU confirmed that Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions belong to Azerbaijan." "The document states that the EU has common approach to conflicts in the Eastern Partnership region," he added.
The 39th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation member-states was held in Baku under the chairmanship of Azerbaijan.
The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation is an intergovernmental organization uniting 12 countries of the Black Sea and southern Balkans. The organization was founded in 1992. The headquarters of the organization is located in Istanbul.
Azerbaijan assumed the BSEC chairmanship at the 38th meeting of the Organization's Council of Foreign Ministers, which took place on June 27. Azerbaijan will chair BSEC until December 2018.