On 22 May 2026, Romania deposited with the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a written notification of its decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty. 

Pursuant to Article 47(2) of the Energy Charter Treaty, any such withdrawal shall take effect upon the expiry of one year after the date of receipt of the...

On 12 May 2026, Acting Secretary General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose met the Deputy Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, HE Orkhan Zeynalov, on the margins of the Uzbekistan International Energy Forum. 

Ms. Hirose thanked the Deputy Minister for the strong support of Azerbaijan to the Energy Charter Treaty and its Secretariat, and parties discussed the continued cooperation going forward. 

On 12 May 2026, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, participated as a speaker at the Opening Plenary Panel of the Uzbekistan International Energy Forum, at the Invitation of the government of Republic of Uzbekistan. 

The Plenary Session was opened with a keynote speech of the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, HE Jamshid Khodjaev. Panel participants included the Minister of Energy of...