Energy Charter gets new Vice Chairman
Posted: 06 January 2004
A senior Russian diplomat takes up his position this week as one
of the two Vice-Chairmen for the year 2004 of the Energy Charter
Conference, an inter-governmental body promoting energy cooperation
of which 51 countries are member.
Mr Andrei Denisov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation,
was appointed as one of the Charter Conference’s two Vice-Chairman
at the end of 2003, following the formal proposal of his candidacy
by the Government of the Russian Federation. He joins Mr Kazuyuki
Katayama (Director of Energy Resources Division, Economic Affairs
Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan), Vice-Chairman of
the Conference since November 2002, whose re-designation for 2004
was also approved at the end of last year.
Energy Charter Conference Chairman Henning Christophersen welcomed
Mr Denisov’s appointment as a positive, tangible sign of Russia’s
commitment to remain fully engaged in the work of the Energy Charter
process.
“It is well known that Russia has not yet ratified the Energy
Charter Treaty, which remains a major concern for our organization”,
commented Christophersen. “But it is therefore all the more
important, given the enormous role played by Russia as an energy
producer and transit country, that we ensure the active engagement
of Russia in the Energy Charter’s work. Mr Denisov’s
appointment as Vice-Chairman of the Charter Conference means that
the Russian government will be directly represented within the leadership
of our organisation’s governing body, and this can only help
to improve and strengthen our dialogue with the Russian authorities
on all aspects of the Energy Charter’s work”.
Andrei Denisov holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary. He speaks English and Chinese, and served as
Russia’s Ambassador to Egypt before being appointed as Deputy
Foreign Minister, with particular responsibility for international
economic cooperation, in December 2001.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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