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NATO head discusses further cooperation with IEA

Xinhua, February 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

NATO and International Energy Agency (IEA) are set to deepen their cooperation further to improve international security, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.

"Energy is a key driver of international security. It is important for NATO to keep abreast of all relevant developments in this area." the NATO head said during a meeting with Fatih Birol, Director of the Global Energy Economics Directorate in IEA.

Birol briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on global energy developments, together with Robin Dunnigan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy at the U.S. State Department, and Brendan Devlin, Adviser in the Directorate General Energy of the European Commission.

The discussion ranged from the implications of the low oil price to the role of energy in hybrid conflicts. Endit