Date:07/01/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/07/stories/2005010707321100.htm

National

Second roundtable in 2007

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JAN. 6. Saudi Arabia will host the second roundtable conference of the Asian Oil Ministers in 2007. It will be co-hosted by Japan.

Japan has agreed to host the third meeting, with Qatar as co-host, the Petroleum Minister, Mani Shankar Aiyar, host of the first roundtable announced today. Kuwait has proposed to hold the fourth meeting in the series, which will be a biennial feature.

The Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Ali I Al-Naimi, made the proposal for the next roundtable, while addressing a gathering of the Asian Oil Ministers. It was seconded by Japan.