Trend: High-level OSCE conference on energy security and sustainability being held in Turkmenistan

Development of the robust and reliable energy sector, stable transit of energy, promotion of sustainable energy solutions and energy efficiency are key topics of a high-level conference organized by the Ukraine's OSCE Chairmanship and the Government of Turkmenistan that started in Ashgabat on October 17, OSCE press release says.

The two-day conference brings together more than 120 representatives of the OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation, high-level officials from relevant ministries and agencies, representatives of international, regional and non-governmental organizations, as well as experts from business sector and academia.

In his opening address, the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, said that energy security and the elaboration of a long-term strategy of joint work in this sphere are the key areas of Turkmenistan's co-operation with the OSCE.

Energy security should certainly be one of the priorities on the agenda of the OSCE, Berdimuhamedov said. He added that it was necessary to intensify the dialogue on energy issues within the OSCE, and stressed the need to join efforts at the international, regional and national levels, effective co-ordination between state and international organizations, including the OSCE. In this context, special attention should be paid to the preservation of the natural riches of the Caspian Sea, he noted.  MORE