ODESA, JUNE 21st, 2013, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE ― Minister for Foreign Affairs Leonid Kozhara has stated that the economic cooperation and tourism development are priorities of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

Mr Kozhara reported today, 21 June, during a press conference after the 28th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BSEC in Odesa.

“The main result of this meeting is that the organization receives a new impetus to its work. Country-members of the organization receive a new impetus for cooperation. BSEC, as a young and ambitious organization wants to develop, and today the priorities are clear ― they are, above all, economic cooperation and the development of tourism,” he noted.

“We believe that this meeting was very successful. Ukraine has made a significant contribution to the activities of the organization. We are active members of the organization, as we were before,” the Minister added.