Switzerland and Russia cooperate on energy issues

Doris Leuthard

Switzerland and Russia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for closer cooperation on energy issues. Specifically it is about the efficiency and renewable energy areas. The ministers of the respective countries used an international conference for a meeting.

Switzerland and Russia will continue to work together more closely in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energies. This decided the Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard and the Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky in Paris on Tuesday.

Memorandum of Understanding The two ministers signed at the Ministerial Conference of the International Energy Agency (IEA), a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), as the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) announced. The Conference of the IEA is held every two years. It is an opportunity for the Minister of Energy, to discuss the future energy supply, such as the DETEC writes. Discussions with companies Also discussing with about 35 executives from global companies from the crude oil, natural gas, electricity and coal industry and technology providers, automotive manufacturers and heavy industry were on the program.

Leuthard had stressed during the discussions the importance of an open and sincere dialogue between policy makers and energy companies, it is added in the statement. Only then we would meet the future challenges of energy supply. Large investments are expected The talks focused on diversification of energy supply and the framework for the huge investments to meet growing global demand for energy and climate policy overdue energy revolution. The promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources and greater cooperation with emerging countries were discussed.