Armenia participates in "World Future Energy Summit " summit in Abu Dhabi

January 19, 2010 - 13:38 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan is visiting the United Arab Emirates, press service of RA ministry territorial administration reported.  RA Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Areg Galstyan, RA Ambassador to the UAE Vahagn Melikyan represent Armenia at the summit. 



During the visit RA Vice Prime Minister met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Armen Gevorgyan appreciated the dialogue between Armenia and the UAE, particularly in various spheres of economy.  In this regard, he informed that the Armenian side has already formed an interdepartmental committee to increase the efficiency of cooperation between the two countries. 



During the meeting officials discussed possibilities of economic cooperation in energy, agriculture, tourism, information technology, banking, and other spheres. Vice Prime Minister stressed the importance of developing cooperation in the field of renewable energy and expressed hope that within International Agency for Renewable Energy (IRENA), it receives a new development and a new quality. In this regard, the necessity of cooperation with UAE in the field of atomic energy was particularly stressed. 



In turn, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zayed Al Nahyan added that the UAE seeks to raise relations with Armenia to a new level. He also stressed the importance of cooperation in nuclear energy, noting that IRENA can be a good platform to build these relationship. 

  

The Armenian delegation headed by the Vice Prime Minister of Armenia will take part in the congress " World Future Energy Summit" to be held in Abu Dhabi from 18 to 21 January 2010.



World Future Energy Summit, the world's platform for sustainable future energy solutions, provides an ideal networking event for industry leaders, investors, scientists, specialists, policymakers and researchers to discuss the challenges of rising energy demand and actions to achieve a cleaner and

more sustainable future for the world. 
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