Gas and Pipeline Forum underway in Ulaanbaatar

The 12th Northeast Asia Gas and Pipeline Forum got underway at Khaan Palace in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday. The members of the forum are South Korea, Japan, China, and Mongolia. Russia is the only possible supplier of gas to those countries. Building a pipeline to supply gas to Northeast Asian countries is the key issue of the forum. The Gas & Pipeline Cooperation Center of China, Asian Gas Pipeline Research Institute, South Korean Pipeline Association, and a Japanese association are taking part in the forum. The head of Mongolia’s Petroleum Authority, J. Amarsaikhan, is the chairman of the forum this year. Mongolia would like a pipeline to pass through its territory. The forum ends on Tuesday.