“Energy ties in Northeast Asia” int'l meeting starts

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The 2nd international meeting of expert level with such a topic commenced Thursday in Ulaanbaatar. The Minister of Foreign Affairs L.Purevsuren and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy D.Delgertsogt made the opening remarks at the meeting, noting that energy provision and security issues are the main factors of national development, long-term prospects and policy of countries. Obtaining big resources of oil, natural gas, coal and renewable energy, Northeast Asian region has countries that are leading in the energy export and consumption. Within the region, an improvement of the close collaboration and a unity of policy will bring many benefits” they said. Co-organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies and the Economic Institute of Energy under auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Energy, this international meeting has objectives to fortify the ties of scholars from energy institutes in Northeast Asian counties, to remove obstacles in the regional energy cooperation and transboundary ties, to share views and experiences in developing the collaboration by exploiting all advantages after having determined urgent problems. On Friday, the meeting will conclude by issuing a joint research brochure named “Northeast Asian Energy Outlook beyond 2040”. The meeting has brought together representatives, scholars, researchers of energy institutes, international organizations in Northeast Asian countries--China, South Korea, North Korea, Russia and Japan.