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UNECE Energy Security Forum:
High-Level Meeting
on Energy Security in the Caspian Sea
Region
Palais des Nations, Geneva
28 June 2005
Geneva, 31 May 2005
- As new energy security threats
emerge amid the continuing volatility
of rising oil prices, the countries of
the Caspian Sea region are of growing
interest to energy importing countries
and energy industries in the UNECE region.
To meet these challenging developments,
the UNECE Energy Security Forum has decided
to hold in Geneva, on 28 June 2005, a
High-level Meeting on Energy Security
in the Caspian Sea Region to consider
the role of this region in enhancing global
energy security.
The meeting will begin
with presentations from high-level representatives
of countries of the Caspian Sea region
who will deliver national policy statements,
reflecting the role of the Caspian Sea
region in the global context. Senior officials
considering their participation in this
event include Mr. Sergei Lavrov, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation;
Mr. Medjid Kerimov, Minister of Fuel and
Energy of Azerbaijan as well as other
confirmed speakers. This session will
be followed by presentations and a debate
on energy security risks between senior
executives of the energy industries and
the financial community and delegates
to the intergovernmental UNECE Committee
on Sustainable Energy.
The high-level meeting
is intended to show how countries of the
Caspian Sea region can contribute to the
mitigation of global energy security risks.
It will explore how the international
energy community could help in the development
of the oil and gas potential of the Caspian
Sea region and how these resources can
be brought to world markets. The meeting
seeks recommendations on how international
trade and cooperation through the UNECE
can contribute to enhancing the stability
of the global energy market and energy
security risk mitigation.
In November 2003, the
Energy Security Forum was launched in
response to rising concerns about the
energy import dependence of UNECE member
States, continuing tensions in the Middle
East and potential terrorist attacks on
energy supply routes. The Energy Security
Forum is designed to promote a dialogue
for reconciling three different points
of view: energy security risks as perceived
by the energy industry, financial institutions
and governments. The aim is to mitigate
energy market instability and its negative
impact on the global economy through a
high-level dialogue within the United
Nations among governments, the energy
sector and the financial community.
For further information
about the Energy Security Forum and the
High-level Meeting, please consult the
UNECE website www.unece.org/ie
or contact:
Mr. Alexandre Chachine
Industrial Restructuring, Energy and
Enterprise Development Division
United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe
Palais des Nations, Bureau 380
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Phone: + 41(0)22 917 2451
Telefax: + 41(0)22 917 0038
E-mail: [email protected]
Ref: ECE/IREEDD/05/P04