Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Iqbal Hassan Mahmood has arrived in Tokyo to attend the Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum, being held on March 14-15.
The two-day forum is jointly hosted by Doug Burgum, chair of the US National Energy Dominance Council and US Secretary of the Interior, Chris Wright, US Secretary of Energy, and Akazawa Ryosei, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Energy ministers and senior representatives from several Indo-Pacific countries – including Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam – are participating in the meeting.
According to officials, the forum will focus on strengthening energy security across the Indo-Pacific region, with discussions centred on ensuring the supply of abundant, reliable, affordable and secure energy.
On the sidelines of the forum, Mahmood is expected to hold bilateral meetings with ministers and senior officials from participating countries, including the United States, Japan and Brunei.
He is also scheduled to meet representatives from private sector companies to explore opportunities for expanding cooperation with Bangladesh in the energy sector and related industries.