site.btaParliament Chair Kiselova Takes on PABSEC Presidency

National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova accepted the presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) on behalf of the Bulgarian Parliament. From July 1, 2025, the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria will lead the parliamentary assembly for a period of six months. This was announced on Wednesday by the press centre of Parliament.

A delegation led by Kiselova is in Baku to participate in the 65th General Assembly of the PABSEC.

“Despite the changing geopolitical agenda, we are determined during our presidency to contribute to the process of strengthening interparliamentary cooperation by focusing on sustainability, cultural integration, crisis management and international partnerships,” Kiselova said in her welcome to the forum participants.

By uniting the parliaments of the twelve countries of the wider Black Sea region, today PABSEC actively contributes to strengthening trust and stability in the region, she further noted.

The Bulgarian parliamentary delegation includes the head of the National Assembly delegation to PABSEC, Petar Kanev, and the member of the Bulgaria-Azerbaijan friendship group and chairman of the Committee on Transport and Communications, Kiril Dobrev.