The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) has welcomed Hamid Reza Dehghani, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the State of Qatar, and his accompanying delegation who visited the GECF secretariat recently.
The high-ranking visitors were welcomed by Yury Sentyurin, secretary-general of the GECF. Iran’s enduring legacy in GECF’s success was also reflected in the presence of several Iranian colleagues from various departments and offices of the GECF secretariat.
Iran holds a special place in the GECF as it is one of the founder member countries and boasts of one of the largest natural gas reserves in the world.
According to the ambassador, Iran intends to harness this vast natural resource for the advancement of the world’s economy and society, and the GECF is the ideal platform to achieve this in order to realise the UN Sustainable Development Goal No 7 of ‘Affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all’.
“The GECF is a unique platform in that no other similar organisation exists where member countries can come together in the spirit of co-operation, positively shape policies, and speak in unison about matters related to natural gas,” said Dehghani.
During the meeting, Sentyurin familiarised Dehghani with the forum’s vision and mission and key deliverables, such as the GECF Global Gas Outlook 2050. Sentyurin also outlined the agenda of activities for 2021, including the upcoming 6th GECF Summit of Heads of State and Government, which is slated to be held in Qatar this year.
Sentyurin also recalled with appreciation the 3rd GECF Summit, which was held in Tehran in 2015 and received great accolades from leaders of the attending countries. In turn, Dehghani shared the view from Tehran and the economic, political, and social priorities of incoming president, Ebrahim Raisi.
The two sides also discussed new areas of cooperation, which ranged from initiating scholarships for students from GECF’s member countries to creating a link between energy-focused research institutes.
More information about Iran’s active participation in the GECF is available on www.gecf.org/countries/iran
Iran holds a special place in the GECF as it is one of the founder member countries and boasts of one of the largest natural gas reserves in the world.
According to the ambassador, Iran intends to harness this vast natural resource for the advancement of the world’s economy and society, and the GECF is the ideal platform to achieve this in order to realise the UN Sustainable Development Goal No 7 of ‘Affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all’.
“The GECF is a unique platform in that no other similar organisation exists where member countries can come together in the spirit of co-operation, positively shape policies, and speak in unison about matters related to natural gas,” said Dehghani.
During the meeting, Sentyurin familiarised Dehghani with the forum’s vision and mission and key deliverables, such as the GECF Global Gas Outlook 2050. Sentyurin also outlined the agenda of activities for 2021, including the upcoming 6th GECF Summit of Heads of State and Government, which is slated to be held in Qatar this year.
Sentyurin also recalled with appreciation the 3rd GECF Summit, which was held in Tehran in 2015 and received great accolades from leaders of the attending countries. In turn, Dehghani shared the view from Tehran and the economic, political, and social priorities of incoming president, Ebrahim Raisi.
The two sides also discussed new areas of cooperation, which ranged from initiating scholarships for students from GECF’s member countries to creating a link between energy-focused research institutes.
More information about Iran’s active participation in the GECF is available on www.gecf.org/countries/iran
