Washington D.C./30.05.23/Turan: Top U.S. energy diplomat Geoffrey Pyatt is headed to Azerbaijan to meet with government officials to discuss energy security and opportunities to increase use of renewable energy sources, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
Pyatt, Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, who leads the State Department's Bureau of Energy Resources, will be in Baku today through June 2.
"While there, he will participate in the 28th annual Baku Energy Week, which consists of the International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition, the Caspian International Power and Green Energy Exhibition, and the Baku Energy Forum," State Department said in a media note. "He will meet with Azerbaijani government officials to discuss energy security and opportunities to increase use of renewable energy sources"
Assistant Secretary Pyatt "will also meet with energy officials from other countries and organizations to promote further international cooperation to stabilize global energy supplies while accelerating the clean energy transition," according to the State Department.
Alex Raufoglu
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