International Secretariat

Mr. Miltiadis MAKRYGIANNIS

Deputy Secretary General in Charge of Organisational Matters

Date Of Birth : Athens, Greece 27 January 1969

Citizenship : Hellenic

Work and Its Adress :

Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)

Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye
 

Education :

• 2001-2004 - Ph.D. in Parliamentary Diplomacy, Aegean University, Rhodes, Greece;
   
  1988-1992 - Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, Faculty of Law;
   
  1986-1989 - American University of Athens;
   

Foreign Languages :

 English (Fluent), French (Good), German (Good), Spanish (fair)

Work Experience :

• 1992–1993 Lawyer – “Renault” car industry legal department (Athens, Greece);
   
  1993–1995 - Administrative officer at the Legislative Department of the Hellenic Parliament;
   
  1995–2006 - Executive officer at the European Affairs Directorate of the Hellenic Parliament;
   
  2006–2007 - Head of the Department for Parliamentary Information (Press Office) of the Hellenic Parliament;
   
  2009–2013 - Head of the Department for Regional Cooperation and Partnership, Directorate for European Affairs, Hellenic Parliament;
   
  2013–2014 - Head of the Directorate for International Affairs & Greeks Abroad of the Hellenic Parliament;
   
   

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Deputy Secretary General in Charge of Administrative and Financial Matters

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Mr. Daniel DULCA

Deputy Secretary General in Charge of Interparliamentary Relations and Protocol

Date Of Birth : Targu-Mures, Romania 24 May 1966

Citizenship : Romanian

Work and Its Adress :

Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)

Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye
 

Education :

• 1998-1999 - Amsterdam School of International Relations (ASIR)
  
  1987-1992 - University of Bucharest, Faculty of History and Philosophy

Foreign Languages :

English, French, Hungarian (fluently)

Work Experience :

• 1992-1995 - Teacher, “Mihai-Eminescu” High-School, Targu-Mures
   
  1995-1999 - Parliamentary consultant and expert, Department for International Relations, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of Romania
   
  1999-2015 - Parliamentary Adviser, Department for International Relations, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of Romania
   
  1996-2010 - Participation in various courses and seminars on European Affairs issues
   
  1999-2015 - Secretary of the Romanian parliamentary delegations to the PABSEC, the Central European Initiative-Parliamentary Dimension (CEI-PD), the SEECP, the Western European Union Assembly, the OSCE PA
   

Ms. Natia GAPRINDASHVILI

Advisor to the Secretary General - Press Secretary

Date Of Birth : Tbilisi, Georgia 11 February 1970

Citizenship : Georgian

Work and Its Adress :

Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)

Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye

Education :

• 1999-2002 - Institute for Economic and Humanitarian Studies, Tbilisi Georgia, Diploma in Legal Studies;
  
  1998 (June-July) - Institut de Français, Villefranche, France, Certificate “Mention Bien” ;
  
  1990 - Short student exchange program in Williams College (MA, USA);
  
  1987-1992 - Tbilisi State University, Western European Languages and Literature, Diploma with Honours in English Language and Literature;
   

Foreign Languages :

English (fluent), Russian (fluent), Turkish (fluent), French (fair), Italian (basic)

Work Experience :

• 2019- Present - Advisor to Sceretary General - Press Secretary
  
  1994-2019 - Secretary of the PABSEC Legal and Political Affairs Committee
   
  1993 - Secretary of the PABSEC Georgian Delegation
   
  1992 - member of the Expert Preparatory Group for establishing PABSEC
   
  1992-1994 - Senior Professional Staff; Office of the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia   
   
  1991-1992 - compiler/translator, “Weekly Newsletter” for foreign missions in Georgia
   
  1991-1993 - Researcher; Laboratory of the External Literary Relations, Tbilisi State University.  
   

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Secretary of the Economic, Commercial and Financial Affairs Committee

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Ms. Milena LJUBINKOVIC

Secretary of the Technological and Environmental Affairs Committee

Date Of Birth : Belgrade, Serbia 25 November 1980,

Citizenship : Serbia

Work and Its Adress :

Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)
Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye

Education :

• 2006-2007 - Maastricht University, the Netherlands, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. MA Degree
  1999-2005 - Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, BA degree in Political Sciences
  1995-1999 - High school, Belgrade
   

Foreign Languages :

English, Russian, Italian
 

Work Experience :

• 2023 - Present - Secretary of the PABSEC Technological and Environmental Affairs Committee 

  2020 – 1 March 2023 -Secretary of the PABSEC Economic, Commercial and Financial Affairs Committee

  2007-2020 - National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Foreign Affairs Department
  Position held: Senior advisor for international affairs
  2016-2017 - National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Cabinet of the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
  2005-2006 - Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro, Foreign Affairs Department, Junior Advisor

Ms. Pavlina LOZANOVA

Secretary of the Legal and Political Affairs Committee

Date Of Birth : Sofia, Bulgaria 10 July 1984

Citizenship : Bulgarian

Work and Its Adress :

Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)

Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey

Education :

• 1998-2003 - Trade and Banking High School, Economics, management and finance;
   
  2003-2008 - University of National and World Economy, Faculty of Finance and economics;
   
  2008-2010 - Master degree in Economics;
   

Foreign Languages :

English, Russian, German
 

Work Experience :

• 2019 - Present - Secretary of the PABSEC Lega and Political Affairs Committee
  
  2015 - 2019  -Secretary of the PABSEC Cultural, Educational and Social Affairs Commitee
  
  2004-2010  Consultant on developing and managing European projects, Bulbrokers Ltd – Consultancy, training and projects Department;
   
  2011-2015 Chief expert, National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, Secretary of the Bulgarian parliamentary delegations to the PABSEC and the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy;
   

Ms. Renata METO

Secretary of the Cultural, Educational and Social Affairs Committee

Date Of Birth : Tirana, Albania 08 November 1986

Citizenship : Albanian

Work and Its Adress :

Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)

Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye

Education :

• 2015              Certified Course on “European Integration”
                         ALMA MATER EUROPAEA
  
  2012- 2014    M.Sc.in Diplomacy                                                                                                                          
                        Postgraduate Degree, Mediterranean University of Tirana
   
  2009 - 2012   BA in International Relations, Undergraduate degree,     
                        Mediterranean University of Tirana
   
  2006-2009      BA in Psychology, Undergraduate degree     
                         State University of Tirana, Albania

Foreign Languages :

English (fluent), Italian (fluent), German (good), Spanish (basic)

Work Experience :

• 2021-present, Secretary of the Cultural, Educational and Social Affairs Committee
  
  2019-2021 Researcher-Archivist Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
   
  2014-2019 Specialist of Multilateral Relations, Service of Foreign Relations in the Albanian Parliament
   
  2011-2013 Office Coordinator, Tea Construction & Petrol, Petrol Company
   
  2010-2011 Office Coordinator, ‘Renald XX’ Sh.r.s.f, Security Company
   
  2004-2010 Sale adviser  “Bellissima”
   

Ms. Gohar EVAJYAN

Researcher-Archivist

Date Of Birth : Yerevan, Armenia, 17 October 1980

Citizenship : Armenia

Work and Its Adress :

Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)

Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Türkiye

Education :

• 1997-2001 Yerevan State University, the International Relations Faculty of the Political Science Department, Bachelor's degree.

  2001-2003 Yerevan State University, the International Relations Faculty of the Political Science Department, Diploma of a Master's degree with Honours.  

  2003 - Management Academy (Training courses for civil servants).

  2003-2004 - English course at the American University of Armenia.

  2008 - "Training Program for Parliamentarians" organized by the Bureau of Parliamentary Investigations and Training of the Secretariat of the Parliament of the Republic of India, New Delhi

  2016 - "In-depth seminar on investment and trade and economic cooperation for developing countries" course organized in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

  2020 - "Management skills and public service" course organized by the Academy of Management of the Republic of Armenia.

  2021 - "Strategic planning and evidence-based policy development" course organized by the Armenian office of the International Republican Institute (IRI).

Foreign Languages :

English, Russian (fluent)

Work Experience :

• 2001-2010  the position of junior specialist in the Division of Inter-Parliamentary Relations and European Integration of the Foreign Relations Department of the Staff of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

  2010-2023 the position of chief specialist in the Division of Inter-Parliamentary Relations and European Integration of the Foreign Relations Department of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia with a rank of the second degree adviser.

Mr. Ali Gurkan USTUNDAG

Administrative Officer

Date Of Birth : Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye 24 July 1976

Citizenship : Turkish

Work and Its Adress :

Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)

Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Türkiye

Education :

• 2009-2011 - Bosphorus University, Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Department of Economy, History and Sociology. Master of Arts in European Studies (graduation with second rank);
   
  1994-1998 - Mediterranean University, Faculty of Administration, and Tourism Management ;
   
  1988-1994 - Yukseliş College, (six years, graduation with first rank), Cumhuriyet High School (6 months);
   
   

Foreign Languages :

English (Fluent);
 
Russian (Basic) – Certificate of Success – The Russian Society for Enlightenment, Cultural and Business Cooperation – Istanbul;
 
French (Basic) – Certificate of Attendance - The Consulate General of  France - Istanbul;

German (Fair);
 

 

Work Experience :

• 2001 - PABSEC Administrative Officer;
   
  2000 - Military Service;
  
  1997-1999 - Head of the German and the Swedish Department, ABC-ARGOS JSC;
   
  1996-1997 - General Coordinator, Russian and Asian Market, MEDİSER LC;
   
  1994-1996 - Operation Coordinator, Israel (Yossi), Switzerland and Finland Markets, PAMFİLYA JSC;
   
  1993 - Interpreter /Editor; International Defense Industry, Ankara, Republic of Türkiye;
   

Ms. Fusun EYIEL

Executive Secretary

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Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey

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Ms. Jeren NIYAZOVA

Secretary in charge of Documentation

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Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)

Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey

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Ms. Sibel SİPAHIOGLU

Financial Officer

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Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)

Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey

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Ms. Asiye TOPRAK

Technical Secretary

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Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)

Levent Mahallesi. Levent Caddesi. Yeni Sülün Sokak, No:2, 34330, Levent, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey

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