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Reception at Palais D'Egmont marking 10 years of the Energy Charter Treaty in force

16 April 2008 | News | Dispute Settlement | Energy Efficiency | Transit | Trade | Investment

16 April 2008 marked ten years since the Energy Charter Treaty came into full legal force. The Energy Charter Secretariat held a reception at Palais d'Egmont in Brussels to celebrate this anniversary, marking the Treaty's achievements over these years and it's readiness to embrace new challenges posed by international energy markets.

"While this ten-year period is not very long for an international treaty, the Energy Charter Treaty has proven to be a successful and well-functioning legal instrument thus far, and it has everything to continue serving the best interests of its members in the years to come," stated the Secretary General of the Energy Charter André Mernier at a ceremony held in Brussels to mark this very important milestone.

Amb. Mernier welcomes the former Secretary General Dr. Ria Kemper and former Chairman of the Transit Working Group Mrs. Helga Steeg

Amb. Mernier welcomes the former Secretary General Mr. Clive Jones

Amb. Mernier welcomes the current Chairman of the Energy Charter Conference Amb. Takekazu Kawamura

Amb. Mernier welcomes the former Deputy Secretary General Dr. Valery Sorokin and the former Chairman of the Energy Charter Conference Mr. Henning Christophersen

Amb. Mernier welcomes the former Prime-Minister of the Netherlands and the founding father of the Energy Charter process Mr. Ruud Lubbers

Former ECS Director Mr. Leif Ervik and H.E. Mrs. Oda Helen Sletnes, Ambassador of Norway to Belgium

Former ECS Director Drs. Paul Vlaanderen and the Chairman of the Industry Advisory Panel Mr. Howard Chase

Former Secretary General Mr. Clive Jones and former Deputy Secretary General Dr. Valery Sorokin

Former Prime-Minister of the Netherlands and founding father of the Energy Charter process Mr. Ruud Lubbers

Former Chairman of the Energy Charter Conference Amb. Charles Rutten

Former Chairman of the Energy Charter Conference Mr. Henning Christophersen

Current Chairman of the Energy Charter Conference Amb. Takekazu Kawamura

Secretary General Amb. André Mernier

(from left to right) Mrs. Helga Steeg, Dr. Andrei Konoplyanik and Dr. Ria Kemper

(from left to right) Mr. Henning Christophersen, Mr. Ruud Lubbers and Amb. Takekazu Kawamura

(from left to right) Mr. Christophersen, Mr. Ruud Lubbers, Amb. Takekazu Kawamura, Amb. Charles Rutten and Amb. André Mernier

(from left to right) Amb. Takekazu Kawamura, Amb. Charles Rutten and Amb. André Mernier

Mr. Clive Jones and Dr. Valery Sorokin

Mrs. Helga Steeg and Mr. Christof van Agt

Amb. Andri Veselovsky and Amb. André Mernier

Mrs. Helga Steeg and Mr. Ruud Lubbers

Amb. Takekazu Kawamura, Dr. Valery Sorokin and Mr. Hidehiro Muramatsu

Amb. Takekazu Kawamura, Mr. Victor Shakhin and Mr. Konstantin Trofimov

Mr. Leif Ervik and Amb. Charles Rutten

Mr. Aris Tekelenburg, Mr. Yrjö Sahrakorpi and Mr. Ralf Dickel

Mr. Jean-Paul Pinon, Amb. André Mernier and Mrs. Claude Mernier

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