BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 27. Iran and Qatar
intend to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector and bolster
their active participation in gas markets.
According to the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, this was
announced at a meeting between Iran’s Minister of Petroleum, Hamid
Bovard, and Qatar’s Minister of Energy, Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi,
held on the sidelines of the 8th Summit of Heads of State of the
Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) member countries on Tuesday
(October 27) in Moscow, Russia.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on developing
cooperation between Iran and Qatar in the energy sector.
Addressing Iran’s strategic proposals within GECF, the head of
the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum urged the forum’s members,
particularly gas producers and exporters, to engage in active
cooperation aimed at expanding both bilateral and multilateral
dialogue.
Previously, during a visit to Doha, the head of the Iranian
Ministry of Petroleum had also emphasized to the Qatari Minister of
Energy the importance of developing relations between the two
countries within the energy sector.
The 8th summit meeting of the forum will be held today in Moscow
with the participation of the leaders and high-level officials of
the member countries of GECF. This meeting can create conditions
for examining strategic issues of the gas industry and
strengthening cooperation between producing and exporting
countries.
The summit meeting and the meetings of the energy ministers of
the member countries will discuss the exchange of views on gas
markets, demand-supply perspective, energy security, and the
position of natural gas in the world's energy sector.
The Gas Exporting Countries Forum has 12 core and 8 observer
members. A total of 70% of the world's proven gas reserves belong
to member countries of this forum.
