site.btaBulgaria Closes Chairmanship-in-Office of Black Sea Economic Cooperation with 50-Plus Initiatives

The Bulgarian Chairmanship-in-Office of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) held more than 50 initiatives before it formally ended with a meeting of the BSEC Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on December 19, 2025, the Foreign Ministry said.

The online meeting was chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Elena Shekerletova. In her opening remarks, she described the Organization of the BSEC as an effective model for multilateral economic cooperation.

Shekerletova noted that during its Chairmanship-in-Office, Bulgaria worked consistently to deepen regional cooperation and collective commitment to shared challenges across the wider Black Sea region, as well as to deliver on its priorities. She thanked BSEC member states and BSEC Secretary General Lazar Comanescu for their support and wished Georgia success as it takes over the rotating BSEC Chairmanship-in-Office on January 1, 2026.

Bulgaria’s BSEC Chairmanship-in-Office was formally inaugurated on July 14, 2025. Under the motto "Collective Commitment in the Black Sea Region", the Bulgarian Charmanship-in-Office was committed to promoting regional cooperation with a focus on sustainability, cultural integration, and international partnerships.

The government set four main priorities for Bulgaria’s BSEC Chairmanship-in-Office.