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Chinese official calls for strengthening energy cooperation
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-07-30 11:44 Head of Chinese delegation Liu Qi, who is vice head of China's National Energy Administration, stressed at the 6th ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and South Korea) Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) Wednesday that China will be a more integrated part of energy cooperation including the ASEAN+3 frame work to maintain international and regional energy security. With the theme of "Securing ASEAN's energy future towards prosperity and sustainability ", the 6th ASEAN+3 meeting officially kicked off in Myanmar's second largest city of Mandalay.
He also said that energy security and sustainable development still face challenges but ASEAN, China, Japan and South Korea have made continuous efforts to strengthen regional energy cooperation. In the 3rd East Asia Summit of Energy Ministers' Meeting (EAS- EMM) held on the same day, Liu said, in the past year, the Chinese government has achieved success in promoting energy efficiency and conservation, opening energy market and developing biofuels. "Since 2006, we have made important progresses in energy conservation through a combination of economic, legal and necessary governmental measures," he said, adding that the energy consumption for unit GDP production is lowered nationally year by year, 1.79 percent lowered in 2006, 4.04 percent lowered in 2007, and 4.59 percent lowered in 2008. Joint statements were issued by the 6th ASEAN+3 Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) and the 3rd East Asia Summit of Energy Ministers' Meeting (EAS-EMM). (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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