OREANDA-NEWS. On 27 April 2009 was announced, that an international high-level conference titled "Reliable and stable transit of energy and its role in maintaining sustainable development and international cooperation" is due to open in Ashgabat today. Heads of government and energy structures from dozens of countries, representatives of influential international and regional organizations, first of all UN, OSCE, Energy Charter, ECO, SOC, CIS as well as heads of over 100 major foreign oil and gas and service companies will participate in the conference.

The forum aims to become a platform to continue a constructive dialogue on development of common approaches to the establishment of reliable international infrastructure for energy supplies. It should be recalled that the UNGA passed a resolution at its 63rd session last year, which was initiated by Turkmenistan and cosponsored by some 60 countries, including five members of the UN Security Council.

It is expected that the conference will make it possible to agree on specific steps to prepare international legal documents aimed at ensuring energy security, and intensification of mutually beneficial cooperation in the oil and gas sphere. The conference participants will adopt a final document summarizing all proposals on the further development of energy cooperation.

A special exhibition dedicated to the prospects for Turkmenistan's international cooperation in the energy sphere will be held within the framework of the conference at the Sergi Koshgi exhibition center in Ashgabat. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will hold a number of bilateral meetings with heads of delegations and high guests. Representatives of the international oil and gas companies will also hold meetings with government officials.