IEA Executive Director calls for stronger institutional ties with China
Published by Angharad Lock,
Digital Assistant Editor
World 鶹ýӳ,
The International Energy Agency鶹ýӳs (IEA) Executive Director, Fatih Birol, has called for a 鶹ýӳnew era鶹ýӳ of institutional ties between China and the IEA in which China fully participates in the Agency鶹ýӳs work.
鶹ýӳA key part of that vision is to develop a truly International Energy Agency,鶹ýӳ Birol said.
Birol said he was aiming to discuss with Chinese officials ways in which China could become a 鶹ýӳfull participant鶹ýӳ in the work of the IEA, and added, 鶹ýӳThat may take time, but now is the moment to start working on the process.鶹ýӳ
Birol鶹ýӳs announcement came during a visit to Beijing - his first official foreign trip since taking over as leader of the IEA, on 1 September. In remarks to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Birol said his visit to Beijing is a tangible demonstration of his vision to modernise the IEA.
鶹ýӳChina is a great nation with a leading role in many aspects of world energy,鶹ýӳ he said. 鶹ýӳFor China鶹ýӳs sake and also for the sake of the rest of the world, it is vitally important that China be a full participant in the international energy debate.鶹ýӳ
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