Visit of Mr. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye, to the PABSEC International Secretariat, Istanbul, 4 November 2024

On 4 November 2024, Mr. Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye, visited the PABSEC International Secretariat and met with Mr. Asaf Hajiyev, PABSEC Secretary General.

The PABSEC Secretary General welcomed the distinguished guest to the PABSEC Headquarters and introduced him to the structure of the PABSEC and the International Secretariat. The PABSEC Secretary General also briefed about the current and planned work of the Parliamentary Assembly, the preparatory work for the 64th PABSEC General Assembly to be held in Armenia on 10-12 December 2024, within the framework of which the report and recommendation “Transport Infrastructure as a Development Factor in the BSEC Member States” will be adopted. The PABSEC Secretary General emphasized the constructive role of the leadership of the Republic of Türkiye y and the PABSEC Turkish delegation in the work of the Assembly and especially emphasized the importance of holding the PABSEC Committee on Economic and Development Policy in Zonguldak in April this year, during which the Assembly members were given the opportunity to visit the gas production facility of the Turkish Petroleum Corporation in Filyos. The Secretary General also thanked the Minister for supporting the holding of the International Black Sea - Rize-Ayder Forum on “Logistics and Transport in the Black Sea Region”, which was successfully held in Rize and Ayder on 28-29 September 2024, and in which Mr. Enver Iskurt, Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye, participated.

The Minister expressed his gratitude to the PABSEC Secretary General for the warm welcome and expressed his satisfaction that the PABSEC discusses topical issues in the field of transport and infrastructure. The Minister assured the Secretary General of the support of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye for the activities of the Assembly and its International Secretariat.  

The meeting was attended by Mr. Cemal Ozturk, PABSEC Deputy Secretary General, and Mr. Ali Ustundag, Administrative Officer of the International Secretariat.