Russia intends to continue the uninterrupted supply of natural gas, including LNG, to world markets, and to expand gas sector investments and improve its infrastructure, the Kremlin cited Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying in a statement on Tuesday.
In a letter addressing the meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Doha, Putin acknowledged the difficulties that the global energy industry experienced due to the coronavirus pandemic.
He said the speedy restoration and the further development of the gas sector is impossible without active international cooperation.
He stressed the main challenge is to ensure universal access to affordable, sustainable and modern energy sources through energy modernization that requires careful consideration.
'We are convinced that it is in the interests of the world community to ensure that the energy transition does not turn into a means of advancing the political and economic interests of individual players and, moreover, is not accompanied by sanctions or other restrictions,' he said.
By Sibel Morrow
Anadolu Agency
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