The forum was attended by SCO member states, observers and dialogue partners, including the First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan Akhmedkhodjayev Azim, Forbes Kazakhstan reports.
Speaking at the forum, the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan recalled that at the initiative of President K.K. Tokayev, a "Strategy for the development of energy cooperation of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization until 2030" was developed. The document plans to expand the SCO agenda in the most promising areas for cooperation in the energy sector in the medium term, which will allow taking into account modern realities.
In addition, the heads of energy departments discussed strategic approaches to the development of energy cooperation, promoting the development of new approaches and developing concrete solutions aimed at ensuring the sustainability and development of the energy sector of the SCO member states, observer states and dialogue partner countries.
For reference: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a dynamically developing international organization covering about 45% of the world's population. It has its own significant importance in the development of the international energy dialogue, bringing together some of the largest consumers and producers of energy resources in the world. The SCO member states collectively possess about 25% of the world's oil reserves, more than 50% of gas reserves, 35% of coal and about half of the world's known uranium reserves.
