SPEECH TO BE DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT AT
19th MEDREG GENERAL ASSEMBLY
24/05/2015 14:00
GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN;
IT IS GREAT PLEASURE FOR ME TO SEE AND HOST MY DEAREST
COLLEAGUES OF MEDREG.
AS
THE
PRESIDENT
OF
THE
ENERGY
MARKET
REGULATORY
AUTHORITY OF TURKEY, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL ON BEHALF
OF ALL EMRA STAFF.
I WISH YOU A FRUITFUL MEETING AND A PLEASANT STAY IN OUR
COUNTRY.
I ALSO WANT TO CONVEY MY SINCERE GRATITUTE TO MEDREG FOR
SUPPORTING EMRA TO GET THE HONOR OF HOLDING THE WFER 6 IN TURKEY.
I AM VERY HAPPY TO SEE MEDREG BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST
POWERFUL ENERGY ORGANISATIONS IN THE WORLD WITHIN ONLY 8 YEARS
OF TIME
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
CONSIDERING THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY SUPPLY AND THE
REGULATION IN THE WORLD, THE ROLE OF MEDREG IN ITS GEOGRAPHICAL
REGION IS GETTING MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT.
TODAY, YOU WILL BE DISCUSSING VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR THE
BETTERMENT OF THE FUTURE OF OUR ENERGY MARKETS AND FOR THE
ELIMINATION OF THE CHALLENGES ON THE ENERGY MARKETS AND
REGULATORY REGIMES.
MEANWHILE, I WOULD LIKE TO CONVEY OUR ENTHUSIASM FOR
STRENGHTENING
THE
BILATERAL
RELATIONS
AND
EXCHANGE
INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE WITH MEDREG MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY.
OF
AS A COUNTRY THAT CONSUMES HIGH AMOUNT OF GAS, AND
POTENTIALLY CARRY HUGE AMOUNT OF GAS FROM EAST TO WEST, OUR
NATURAL GAS POLICY IS ON THE TOP OF OUR ENERGY POLICY AGENDA.
TURKEY BELIEVES THE IMPORTANCE OF REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR
SETTING A SMOOTHLY FUNCTIONING NATIONAL GAS MARKET. MEDREG,
JUST LIKE OTHER OUR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE VERY CRITICAL
IN ACHIEVING THIS GOAL.
POWER MARKET DEVELOPMENT IS AT AN ADVANCED STAGE WITH
REGARD TO GAS IN TURKEY.
TURKISH POWER MARKET IS THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET OF
EUROPE. WE RECENTLY DECIDED ESTABLISHMENT OF A POWER EXCHANGE.
GIVEN THE REMARKABLE AMOUNT OF INTERCONNECTION CAPACITY WITH
ALL OF OUR NEIGHBOURS, SUPPLEMENTED BY THE ENTSO-E MEMBERSHIP...
TURKEY WILL ACT AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN MASHREK COUNTRIES AND
EUROPE. I AM SURE THAT MEDREG WILL PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THIS
PROCESS.
I AM CLOSING MY REMARKS BY STRESSING OUR COMMITTMENT TO
CONTINUE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING TO THE WORKS OF MEDREG
I WELCOME YOU AGAIN AND WISH YOU A PLEASANT STAY IN
ISTANBUL.
NOW I HAVE TO LEAVE SO PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES,…
BUT I WISH A VERY FRUITFUL MEETING TO YOU ALL.