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Energy ministers from about 30 states are expected to attend the Russian Energy Week international forum to begin in Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday. October 3. TASS reports.
The main issue of panel discussions will be sustainability of energy in a changing world.
The Russian Energy Week is expected to be attended by Qatar Minister of Energy and Industry Mohammed Saleh Al Sada. North Korean Electric Power Industry Minister Kim Man Su. Serbian Minister of Energy and Mining Aleksandar Antic. Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich. Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima. Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto and others. Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zangeneh was also expected to take part. but his visit to Russia was cancelled on the last day.
The ministers will be able to discuss state policy in the energy sector during a special ministerial conference organized as part of the Russian Energy Week. They will ponder on how emerging factors – the growing use of electric cars. trade wars. technological inequality and other developments – may affect state policies and how the states can efficiently prepare for the possible ‘black swan scenario’ in the global energy sector.
Organizers expect that the Russian Energy Week will be attended by more than 10.000 representatives of the industry. Its program includes more than 60 business events. including panel sessions. roundtables. lectures and open meetings.
According to Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak. meetings of OPEC ministers. Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) and UN officials will be organized on the sidelines of the forum.
