HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs said, “As the host country, the State of Qatar remains fully engaged in supporting the Forum’s mission and looks forward to welcoming you all to the 6th GECF Summit in Doha in 2021 as well as to the Ministerial Meeting and Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting that will precede it"

HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida al-Kaabi took part in the 22nd ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) held virtually from Algeria.

Al-Kaabi said, “As the host country, the State of Qatar remains fully engaged in supporting the Forum’s mission and looks forward to welcoming you all to the 6th GECF Summit in Doha in 2021 as well as to the Ministerial Meeting and Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting that will precede it.”

The minister also recognised the sincere efforts exerted by the Forum’s member countries, and expressed gratitude to the hosting country Algeria and to Abdelmadjid Attar, Minister of Energy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria and President of the GECF Ministerial Meeting.

Doha will host the 6th GECF Heads of State Summit on November 18, 2021, as well as the Ministerial Meeting and the Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting on November 16, 2021.

The GECF is a gathering of the world’s leading gas exporting countries, and was set up as an international governmental organisation with the objective to increase the level of coordination and strengthen the collaboration among member countries.

GECF also seeks to build a mechanism for a more meaningful dialogue between gas producers and consumers for the sake of stability and security of supply and demand in global natural gas markets.



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