The 13th Asean Forum on Coal (AFOC) Council Meeting was held on May 14 in Ha Long city. This is an anual activity in the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation with the participation of all the Asean countries.
Participants at the forum also exchanged information on the respective coal industries across ASEAN, ways to match supply and demand in the region, clean coal technology and environmental concerns. Ideas to improve coal quality, cooperation between the AFOC with regional partners and cooperation orientations within the bloc were also discussed.
At the forum, delegates exchanged information of coal industry in all the Asean countries, the ability of providing coal, clear coal techonology and other isueses revelant to environment, initatives to improve the coal's quality, the cooperation between Asean with countries outside the region. Results of the meeting will be ratified by the Asean Ministerial Conference.
The 13th AFOC is an ocasion for the VINACOMIN promote not only its image in particular but also the people and culture of Vietnam in general.
Article by Le Hai
