Moscow, IRNA – Iran's Minister of Energy, Abbas Ali-Abadi, has arrived at Sheremetyevo International Airport to attend the BRICS energy ministers forum.

"In this meeting, Iran presents proposals for the development of industrial and technical cooperation, while special attention is paid to renewable energy and a comprehensive plan is foreseen in this field," Ali-Abadi said upon arrival in Moscow on Wednesday.

The Iranian energy minister further stated that BRICS is a very important institution and has special value and importance from various aspects, including economiy.

He also pointed out the importance of this summit in the field of energy, and said that considering that some of the BRICS members are major energy producers in the world and another part is energy consumers, the importance of holding the summit is doubled.

In a bilateral meeting in Moscow, Iranian and Russian energy ministers emphasized the necessity of sharing experiences and transferring technology in the field of designing and manufacturing gas turbines and connecting the energy networks of the two countries.

According to IRNA, Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Ali-Abadi, who has traveled to Moscow on Wednesday to participate in the BRICS Energy Ministers' Summit, met with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev on Wednesday evening and discussed the development of bilateral cooperation.

BRICS energy ministers will meet on the sidelines of the 7th Russian Energy Week (REW) on Thursday to discuss ways to strengthen the BRICS role in the global energy dialogue.

Ali-Abadi is scheduled to deliver a speech at the opening ceremony of this meeting, focusing on Iran’s national energy policy, the use of new technologies in the production of clean energy, and ways to develop technical-expert cooperation between the BRICS member countries.

He is also scheduled to hold separate meetings with the minister of energy of Russia and some senior officials of the energy ministries of the BRICS member countries.

In 2006, Brazil, Russia, India, and China created the "BRIC" group. South Africa joined in 2010, making it "BRICS".

The group was designed to bring together the world's most important developing countries, to challenge the political and economic power of the wealthier nations of North America and Western Europe.

Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were invited to become members effective January 1, 2024.

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