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Secretariat signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Universidad Externado de Colombia

The Universidad Externado de Colombia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Energy Charter Secretariat for a period of five years in order to promote mutual relations and expand its synergy, as well as to participate in joint activities, projects and initiatives.

Thanks to this agreement, both institutions will implement the following activities:

  • Joint research projects and publications.
  • Exchange of knowledge and expertise.
  • Mutual participation in events.

On the side of the Universidad Externado de Colombia, the implementation of the MoU will be supervised by Mr. Luis Ferney Moreno, the Director of the Department of Mining and Energy Law. For the Energy Charter Secretariat, the responsible person will be Mr. Ernesto Bonafé, the Trade and Regulatory Expert.

The Energy Charter Secretariat is an administrative body of the Energy Charter Conference, which is the governing body of the Energy Charter Treaty and the Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects. The Energy Charter Treaty regulates the promotion and protection of investments, trade, transit and dispute resolution in the energy sector.