On June 1, 2015, the Secretariat of Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) in Istambul hosted a meeting of Heads of Secretariats of international regional organizations: Mr. Victor Tvirkun, the Secretary General of BSEC, Mr. Shamil Aleskerov, the Secretary General of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), and Mr. Valeri Chechelashvili, the Secretary General of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM.

During meeting, the issues of regional cooperation, possibilities of implementation of common projects, as well as necessity of closer coordination of regional organizations’ activities were discussed.