Visit of Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, to the OECD Istanbul Centre, 20 March 2023

On 20 March 2023, Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, visited the Istanbul Centre of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and met with its Director, Mr. Ashraf Bouali.

Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, informed Mr. Bouali about the structure and activities of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation and expressed hope for establishing a closer cooperation in the future.

Mr. Ashraf Bouali, Director of the OECD Istanbul Centre, briefed the PABSEC Secretary General on the activities of the Centre and invited him to the Inauguration of the Centre on 29 March 2023, in the presence of Mr. Mathias Cormann, OECD Secretary General, and high representatives of the Turkish Government and international organizations.