Moscow Declaration to be adopted during Gas Exporting Countries Forum — Kremlin aide

Russian Politics & Diplomacy October 26, 19:03

According to Russian President’s Aide Yury Ushakov, the document will highlight the role of the forum’s participating states as reliable suppliers of natural gas, the significant contribution of this energy resource to ensuring global energy security and the GECF countries’ wish to develop cooperation in diversifying trade routes

MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. The participants in the summit of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries (GECF) will adopt the Moscow Declaration, Russian President’s Aide Yury Ushakov said.

"The meeting will conclude with the adoption of the Moscow Declaration of the eighth summit of heads of state and government of the GECF member countries," he told reporters.

Ushakov said that the document "is, so to speak, undergoing final approval at this hour within the framework of the forum’s ministerial meeting. It is expected that the document will highlight the role of the forum’s participating states as reliable suppliers of natural gas, the significant contribution of this energy resource to ensuring global energy security, and the GECF countries’ wish to develop cooperation in diversifying trade routes further, introducing modern technologies, minimizing the environmental impact, ensuring a fair price for natural gas, price predictability, and reducing the volatility of the gas market as a whole.".

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