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By Mushvig Mehdiyev

The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation has discussed the necessity to build the Black Sea ring road in an informal meeting in New York, on September 25, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

The Black Sea ring road with the length of more then 7,000 kilometers will run through the territories of BSEC member countries. Existing roads will be restored and linked up under the huge project. The road is of great importance for BSEC, as it promises a facilitation of cooperation among the member states.

Informal meeting of the BSEC Council of Foreign Ministers was held with participation of ministers from Azerbaijan, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Moldavia, Russia, Serbian, and Turkey.

The discussions focused on the positive dynamics of the multilateral cooperation within the BSEC. The foreign ministers mulled the necessity of realizing large projects such as the Black Sea ring road, restoring the regular freight and passenger ferry service and improving the road freight transport," the source said.

The ministers also exchanged views on improving the effectiveness of the organization's activity along with the prospects of the further development and the interaction of the BSEC and EU member states.

The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation with its headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, is an intergovernmental union of 12 states of the Black Sea coast and Southern Balkans. BSEC has been established on May 1, 1999 on the basis of the Agreement signed on June 25, 1992.