The 68th Meeting of the PABSEC Committee for Legal Affairs and International Cooperation, Tbilisi, 2-3 November 2026
The 68th Meeting of the PABSEC Committee for Legal Affairs and International Cooperation was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 2-3 November 2026 at the invitation of the Parliament of Georgia.
The Meeting was attended by the national delegations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, the Republic of Moldova, North Macedonia, Türkiye and Ukraine, as well as a representative of the BSEC Permanent International Secretariat and PABSEC Special Representatives. The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Mustafa Hamarat, Chairman of the Committee and member of the PABSEC Turkish Delegation. The opening ceremony was addressed by Mr. Irakli Mezurnishvili, PABSEC Vice-President and Head of the PABSEC Georgian Delegation and Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General.
The Committee discussed the draft Report and Recommendation 212/2026 “Parliamentary Support for Innovation: Legislative approaches to Advancing Science and Technology in the BSEC Region”, which will be submitted to the 68th Plenary Session of the General Assembly.
The Committee elected Ms. Aleksandra Valcheva, member of the PABSEC Bulgarian Delegation, as Vice-Chairperson of the Committee for a term of two years.
The Committee took note of the information on the activities of the BSEC Organisation presented by Ms. Nino Kajaia, Legal Advisor of the BSEC Permanent International Secretariat.
The next 69th Meeting of the Committee will be held in the Republic of Azerbaijan in spring 2027. It was proposed that “Protecting Children in the Digital Environment: Legislative Approaches and International Cooperation” be discussed as the main item of the Meeting. The Committee decided that Mr. Kamran Bayramov, member of the PABSEC Azerbaijani Delegation, will be the Rapporteur for the Report.