Tehran (IP) - Iran has introduced Hojjatullah Ghanimifard as its candidate for Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF).

Iran PressIran news: The extraordinary meeting of the GECF Executive Board was held on Thursday, September 23, to review the programs of the GECF new Secretary-General candidates by video conference, Shana reported.

At the meeting, which lasted more than seven hours, five candidates for the post of Secretary-General of the GECF presented their programs and answered questions.

Iran, Algeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Libya, and Nigeria have named nominees for GECF Secretary-General.

Hojjatullah Ghanimifard, the Iranian candidate, with his prior preparation and technical support, very effectively presented his plans for leading the GECF, which the executive board members considered.

According to the provisions of the Assembly's Articles of Association, the Executive Board will nominate the qualified candidates to the next Ministerial Meeting for decision-making.

Yury Sentyurin is currently the GECF Secretary-General, and his mission will end at the end of 2021. For four years (two two-year terms), he was the assembly's secretary-general after Mohammad Hossein Adeli.

GECF account for 44% of world gas production, 67% of world gas reserves, 64% of pipeline transportation, and 66% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade.

Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and the UAE are 12 members of the GECF, with the Netherlands, Norway, Iraq, Oman, Peru, and Azerbaijan Republic as observer members.

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