6th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum

During the years 2007 and 2008, the definite establishment of the GECF institutional base took place. In this regard, during the 6th Ministerial Meeting held in 2007 in Doha, Qatar, the achievements of the previous meetings were reviewed and it was recommended to develop a Statute for the Forum, to expand the Liaison Office so that it could become the Secretariat of the organization and to draft its internal regulations. For this purpose the Ministers created the High Level Committee, which held meetings in Qatar, Egypt, Iran, Venezuela and Russia throughout 2007 and 2008.