Member Corner
The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) convened an Extraordinary Executive Board Meeting in Doha, State of Qatar, as part of the preparations for the upcoming 27th GECF Ministerial Meeting, scheduled to take place on 23 October 2025. The meeting brought together high-level representatives from GECF Member Countries — Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela — as well as Observer Countries Iraq, Mauritania, Mozambique, and Senegal. In his remarks, H.E. Eng. Mohamed Hamel, Secretary General of the GECF, expressed his profound appreciation to the Host Country, the State of Qatar, for its warm hospitality and steadfast support in ensuring the successful organization of the forthcoming Ministerial Meeting, and it's everlasting support to the GECF Headquarters in Doha. The Extraordinary Meeting deliberated on a comprehensive agenda encompassing key organisational, administrative, and strategic matters of the Forum. Discussions included the draft programme and ministerial statement of the 27th GECF Ministerial Meeting, alongside other essential items aimed at advancing the Forum’s collective objectives and further strengthening cooperation among its Member and Observer Countries. On a positive note, the distinguished representatives expressed their confidence that the 27th GECF Ministerial Meeting will further consolidate the Forum’s achievements, reaffirming their unwavering commitment to the Forum’s mission of promoting natural gas as an essential enabler of global energy security, sustainable development and economic prosperity.