OREANDA-NEWS Participants of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Energy Forum, which will be held on October 3-4 in Astana, will discuss solutions to ensure the energy security of the region. This was announced at a briefing by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Aibek Smadiyarov.

"On October 3-4, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Energy Forum will be held in Astana under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan within the framework of Kazakhstan Energy Week - 2023 and the XV Eurasian KAZENERGY Forum," Smadiyarov said.

According to him, the forum will be attended by heads of relevant departments of the SCO member states, observers and dialogue partners. "The heads of delegations will discuss strategic approaches to the development of energy cooperation within the SCO and consider the possibility of making concrete decisions to ensure the energy security of the region," the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained.

The XV Eurasian KAZENERGY Forum, held by the Kazakhstan Association of Organizations of the Oil and Gas and Energy Complex KAZENERGY since 2006, is a major international event of representatives of the energy sector in the Caspian and Central Asian regions. This year the forum is held with the support of the Government of Kazakhstan represented by the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.