On 12 October 2022, Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, took part in the 9^th Green Energy Investment Forum, within the framework of the International Scientific Conference on Energy and Climate Change, which was organized in Athens by the Energy Policy and Development Centre (KEPA) and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC). The Forum was attended by representatives of the governments and academic circles of the BSEC Member States and the BSEC-Related Bodies.

In his speech, Mr. Asaf Hajiyev emphasized that the issue of green energy is particularly important for the countries of the BSEC region and for the whole world. He noted the importance of the existing oil and gas projects in the BSEC region and underlined the potential of the region to increase the share of green energy and develop new technologies in the field of renewable energy. The PABSEC Secretary General drew the attention of the Forum participants to the role of national parliaments in the process of adopting the necessary legislation for the implementation of projects in the field of green energy.