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The study comprises three parts; Part 1 reviews completion of
interconnection betweenArab countries, on one part, and other countries,
on the other part. Part 2 compares between exporting gas as a source of
energy and its utilization for generating, and, consequently exporting,
electricity. Part 2 addresses upgrading the regulatory and legal measures
to establish a regional electricity market, which the implementation is
assigned to World Bank.
3.7 Preparatory Meetings for the 3
rd
Session of China-Arab Energy
Cooperation Conference
In preparation for the 3
rd
Session of the China-Arab Energy
Cooperation Conference, OAPEC General Secretariat participated in 2
meetings; The first was the Arab Coordinating Meeting in Preparation
for the 3rd Session of the China-Arab Energy Cooperation Conference,
which was held in Cairo during the period 29 February-1 March 2012,
hosting delegations from theArab countries, in addition to representative
of the Arab Atomic Energy Agency (AAEA). The proposed main topics
of the impending conference were agreed upon. The second was the
1st Meeting of the Joint Higher Committee Meeting in Preparation for
the 3
rd
Session of the China-Arab Energy Cooperation Conference,
which was held in Beijing during the period 19-20 March 2012. The
Joint Higher Committee was formed from both sides in accordance
with Article 6 of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the
Mechanism of China-Arab Energy Cooperation, which was signed
between the General Secretariat of the Arab League (from the Arab
side) and National Energy Agency (from the Chinese side) under the
umbrella of the China-Arab Cooperation Forum.
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International Energy Forum (IEF)
In response to an invitation by His Excellency the Minister of Oil
in the State of Kuwait, and His Excellency the Secretary General of
International Energy Forum, OAPEC participated in the events of the
