Baku, Azerbaijan, June 22
By Azad Hasanli - Trend:
Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov will take part in 27th World Gas Conference in Washington June 25, Azerbaijan's Energy Ministry told Trend June 22.
The minister will address the event with a speech, as well as take part in the debates. Numerous meetings are also expected as part of his visit, including the meeting with Vice-President of the European Commission for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic.
In addition to Shahbazov and Sefcovic, representatives of analytical centers of Europe and the US, heads of various energy companies, governments of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and other European countries will take part in the conference.
The World Gas Conference is the largest and most high-profile global gas conference and exhibition.
From June 25-29, 2018, Washington DC is expected to host 12,000 attendees, 500 speakers, 350 exhibitors, representing more than 600 companies from 100 countries.
One of the topics of the event will be the "Southern Gas Corridor" and the energy security of Central and Eastern Europe. Participants will also discuss the strategic and policy implications of US energy policy for relations with Central and Eastern Europe, energy innovation and some gas projects.
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