28 June 2013
Meeting of the Industry Advisory Panel (Rome - Italy)
23 October 2013
Strategy Group of the Energy Charter
 | Secretary General Rusnák visited Ankara for consultations with Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) on 13-14 June 2013. At the MFA, Secretary General met with Amb. Mehmet Gucuk, Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Affairs. At MENR, the meeting was with Mr. Sefa Sadik Aytekin, Deputy Undersecretary. One of the central topics discussed was the preparations for the 24th Meeting of the Energy Charter Conference. The parties also talked about the ongoing process of Charter modernisation and, more specifically, the modernisation of the 1991 Energy Charter. As part of Charter modernisation, Turkish authorities expressed strong support for the expansion of the Energy Charter Process, particularly in the MENA and South Asian regions. |
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On 10 June 2013, Secretary General Rusnák held consultations with Mr. Anatoliy Yanovskiy, Russian Deputy Minister of Energy and Vice-Chairman of the Energy Charter Conference, at the offices of the Energy Charter Secretariat. Amb. Rusnák and Mr. Yanovskiy discussed the latest developments in the process of Energy Charter modernisation, as well as further cooperation between Russia and the Secretariat within the Energy Charter Process.
Secretary General Rusnák met with Mr. Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, Minister for Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Cyprus on 7 June 2013 in Luxembourg. Minister Lakkotrypis and the Secretary General discussed the preparations for the 24th Meeting of the Energy Charter Conference to be held in Nicosia on 9-10 December 2013. Minister Lakkotrypis stated that "everything possible to make it a successful meeting of the Conference will be done". The Conference meeting will focus on the fifteen years of enforcement of the Energy Charter Treaty's investment protection provisions.
On 4-5 June 2013, Secretary General Rusnák visited the capital of Azerbaijan Baku for a series of high-level meetings and to deliver a speech at the 20th Caspian Oil and Gas Conference.
The Secretary General met with Mr. Natiq Aliev, Minister of Industry and Energy, with whom he discussed the results of the recently completed Energy Charter in-depth review of energy efficiency policies of Azerbaijan. Minister Aliev confirmed that improving energy efficiency was one of the country’s main priorities and invited the Energy Charter Secretariat to continue cooperation in this area. The Minister also expressed strong support for the process of Energy Charter modernisation.
On 30 May 2013 Secretary General Rusnák spoke at the 8th International Conference "Energy Dialogue: Russia – European Union. Gas Aspect", organised in Brussels by Eurogas and the Russian Gas Society. The Secretary General's speech focused on the new paradigm of Russia-EU relations within the Energy Charter Process and the opportunities that the Charter offered to the private sector, including Russian companies entering the European energy market.
PUBLICATIONS
(2013) This report was prepared following a workshop on gas trade issues, co-organised by the Energy Charter Secretariat and the Hungarian Ministry of National Development on 20 March 2013.
(2013) This in-depth review was carried out in 2012.
(2013) This review of Albania was completed in 2012 by a team of experts from Bulgaria and Italy, led by a representative of Switzerland and supported by the Energy Charter Secretariat.
(2013) This in-depth Investment Climate and Market Structure report was prepared by the Ministry of Energy of Lithuania in close cooperation with the Energy Charter Secretariat.
(2013) This report was prepared by the Energy Charter Secretariat in close cooperation with the National Company KazMunayGas of Kazakhstan over the course of 2012.
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