Visit of Mr. Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Group Foundation, to the PABSEC International Secretariat, Istanbul, 20 November 2024

On 20 November 2024, Mr. Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Group Strategic and Social Research Foundation, visited the PABSEC International Secretariat in Istanbul and met with Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General.

During the meeting, Mr. Akkan Suver briefed the PABSEC Secretary General on the activities of the Marmara Group Foundation and extended an invitation to the 28th Eurasian Economic Summit to be held in Istanbul on 7-8 May 2025. Mr. Suver informed the Secretary General about his plans to attend the 64th PABSEC General Assembly.

The PABSEC Secretary General thanked the guest for the visit and invitation and informed him about the current and future activities of the Assembly, as well as the preparatory work for the 64th PABSEC General Assembly to be held in Yerevan on 10-12 December 2024. He noted the fruitful cooperation between the PABSEC and the Marmara Group Foundation and expressed hope for strengthening cooperation in the future.

An exchange of views took place on the results of the 29th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), which was held in Baku last week and was attended by about 80 heads of state and government, representatives of international organizations, as well as representatives of business structures and civil society, scientists and experts from around the world. It was noted that climate change is a critical issue, the solution of which requires the mobilization of joint efforts at the international level.