TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi is going to visit China to attend the third Belt and Road Energy Ministerial Conference in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province which is due to be held during October 23-24.

Aliabadi is going to represent the Islamic Republic of Iran at the conference on the official invitation of China’s National Energy Administration, Mehr News Agency reported.

Strengthening cooperation in energy connection for greater diversity of energy supply; advancing the overlapping of different energy sources to balance energy transmission and security; investing and building base load energy sources to facilitate transition to clean energy; development trends in new technologies such as new energy storage (hydrogen energy, advanced nuclear energy technologies, carbon capture, and application of new technologies are among the subjects that are going to be discussed and explored in this conference.

The establishment of the secretariat of the Belt and Road Energy Partnership (BREP), the inauguration of a new working group of the BREP cooperation network, the signing of the Belt and Road Energy Cooperation Action Plan for Green Development, the publication of small and smart international practices in energy cooperation and also the publication of the report of the Belt and Road Energy Cooperation Think Tank are also some of the programs scheduled to be held during this conference.

As reported, the third Belt and Road Energy Ministerial Conference is mainly aimed at strengthening international communication and cooperation, maintaining global energy security and stability, and advancing the global transition to clean energy.

With the theme of “Innovation for a Common Energy Future”, the conference is going to bring together energy ministers from different countries, foreign ambassadors residing in China, heads of international energy organizations, and senior representatives from leading global energy companies, financial institutions, research institutions, and industry associations.

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