Upon the initiative of the BSEC PERMIS, its Secretary General, Ambassador Michael B. CHRISTIDES held today 19 February 2021 informal online consultations with Mr. Asset ASSAVBAYEV, Secretary General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) TRACECA, with the aim to further coordinate efforts and cooperation between the two Secretariats within the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by the two sides in 2007. The responsible experts of both entities participated in the event.