Third GECF summit
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Host country | Iran |
Date | 22–23 November 2015 |
Venue(s) | Ejlas Saran Hall |
Cities | Chamran Expressway, Tehran |
Participants | GECF |
Chair | Mohammad-Hossein Adeli |
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Website | Third GECF Gas Summit |
The 3rd GECF summit was a biennial Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of most member states of the GECF. The summit was held in Tehran, Iran, the first time the city has hosted the summit. Iran assumed the chair of the GECF from Russia on 1 January 2014.
Background[]
The summit was announced during the first meeting of the High-Level Ad Hoc Group for the 3rd Gas Summit on 20 May 2015. The group also discussed the draft summit declaration and other issues.[1]
Participating leaders[]
Full members:[citation needed]
Iran
Hassan Rouhani, President (Host)Qatar
Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and IndustryTrinidad and Tobago
Keith Rowley, Prime MinisterUnited Arab Emirates
Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister
Observer members:
Oman
Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Special Guest:
Final communique[]
The final communique underscored the need for stronger cooperation, including the transfer of expertise and pricing mechanisms. It also called for cooperation in the security of natural gas supplies to the global markets. It further objected to the application of extraterritorial laws, regulations and economic sanctions within the sector against the GECF member states.[citation needed]
Bilateral meetings[]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini. The two discussed "issues in bilateral relations, including atomic energy, oil and gas, and military-technical cooperation," according to his Putin's foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov. Putin also met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.[citation needed]
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References[]
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