International Ministerial Round Table on Regional Cooperation for Energy Security, Diversification and Green Transition starts today, May 5, at Boyana Residence in Sofia, the press centre of the Energy Ministry announced.
The event is hosted by Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov and will be attended by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev, Head of the Directorate-General for Energy with the European Commission, Ditte Juul Jorgensen.
Round table in Sofia discuss future of transport and clean energy
Among the invited participants are sector leaders from key countries in the region - Greece, Romania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Turkey, etc.
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