On December 8 - 9, 2014 in the Athens (Greece) was held the 44th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC).
At the event, which was chaired by the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament E.Meimarakis, participated the representatives of the national parliaments of the 12 member-countries of the PABSEC. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was represented by the delegation, headed by People's Deputy of Ukraine Mr. I.H.Kyrylenko. The delegation also included the current Secretary General of PABSEC Mr. K.O.Tretyak and Secretary of International Relations Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Mr. O.V.Furman.
Ambassador of Ukraine H.E. Mr. V.A.Shkurov also participated in the Plenary Session.
All the issues on the agenda of the event were considered, including the acceleration of cooperation partners of PABSEC in trade, economic, ecological and humanitarian spheres, as well as the rotation of the governing bodies of the PABSEC.
Greece has taken the Presidency of PABSEC for the next six months to the Republic of Moldova.