On 18 October 2022, Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General, took part in the Fourth International Parliamentary Conference of the OSCE PA Silk Road Group “Strengthening Connectivity to Ensure Energy and Food Security in Times of Crisis”, organized together with the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye in Istanbul.

The Opening Ceremony were addressed by Mr. Akif Çagatay Kilic, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the GNAT, Mr. Zbigniew Rau, OSCE Chairman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Mr. Pere Joan Pons, Vice-President of the OSCE PA, Mr. Azay Guliyev, Chairman of the OSCE PA Silk Road Group, Chairman of the OSCE PA Committee on Economic Affairs and Ms. Kadri Simson, EU Energy Commissioner.

The PABSEC Secretary General, in his speech at the Opening, noted the importance of multilateral international cooperation within the framework of the initiative to revival of the Great Silk Road for the states of the Black Sea Region and highlighted the example of successful cooperation between Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia within the energy projects in the Region.

On the sidelines of the event, the PABSEC Secretary General met with the leadership of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and discussed the prospects for further cooperation.