On 18 May 2022, the Chair of the Working Group on Governance Issues, Ms Klara Rakhmetova, met with the Secretary-General, Mr Guy Lentz.  The meeting was held on the margins of the 13th Round of the modernisation negotiation of the Energy Charter Treaty in Brussels.

At the beginning of the meeting, Ms Rakhmetova, on behalf of Kazakhstan, congratulated the  Secretary-General on his appointment.

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Ms Delgerel Bayandelger, seconded expert from the Mongolian Ministry of Energy, successfully completed her secondment at the Energy Charter Secretariat.

On behalf of the Secretariat, we express our gratitude for her contribution on the joint preparation of the International Energy Charter Forum, and for coordinating activities in connection with the Mongolian Chairmanship.

On 16 May 2022, H.E. Mr. Vepa Khadjiyev, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, has paid a visit to the Energy Charter Secretariat and held a meeting with Secretary-General Guy Lentz.  Using a rare opportunity and occasion of a visit of foreign official of such rank to the Secretariat, the parties held an engaging discussion, not least in view of the current geopolitical circumstances. 

The...