As part of his official visit to Qatar, Russia\u2019s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his accompanying delegation paid a visit to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Secretariat in Doha yesterday.
\nDiscussions regarding energy policy were an important component of the Russian delegation\u2019s trip.
\nRussia and Qatar, both major producers of natural gas and key GECF members, have resolved to align their energy policies.
\n\u201cWe agreed to continue co-ordinating steps in the global energy market, including with the Doha Gas Exporting Countries Forum\u201d, Lavrov stated at a press conference following a meeting with Qatar\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.
\nThe relationship between the GECF and Russia is a long-standing one. Russia is one of the forum\u2019s founding members and has been a great supporter of the organisation.
\nThe country acted as host of the Second GECF Summit of Heads of State and Government of GECF Member Countries in Moscow earlier.
\n\u201cSo there was plenty of food for discussion during yesterday\u2019s meeting,\u201d GECF said.
\nApart from the anticipated exchange of views on topics of mutual interest, GECF secretary-general Dr Yury Sentyurin familiarised Lavrov with the forum\u2019s range of deliverables \u2014 from the \u2018daily brief\u2019 to the \u2018Global Gas Outlook\u2019 \u2014 and informed him of important recent events like the GECF\u2019s participation in the 9th IEA-IEF-Opec Symposium on Energy Outlooks last week and major upcoming events such as the 21st Ministerial Meeting in October and the 5th GECF Summit that will take place in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, in November this year.
\nSentyurin also took time to discuss the forum\u2019s progress on its environmental agenda, such as the GECF\u2019s recently obtained status as an Observer to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its participation in the G20 chain of events relating to energy transitions.
\nLikewise, the secretary-general made mention of the wider work the GECF has undertaken with other UN subsidiaries.
\n\u201cThe overall goal of the meeting was the further strengthening of the sound relationship between Russia\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the GECF,\u201d the forum said in a release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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