The International Energy Agency海角吃瓜网檚 (IEA) Executive Director, Fatih Birol, has called for a 海角吃瓜网榥ew era海角吃瓜网� of institutional ties between China and the IEA in which China fully participates in the Agency海角吃瓜网檚 work.
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Birol said he was aiming to discuss with Chinese officials ways in which China could become a 海角吃瓜网榝ull participant海角吃瓜网� in the work of the IEA, and added, 海角吃瓜网淭hat may take time, but now is the moment to start working on the process.海角吃瓜网�
Birol海角吃瓜网檚 announcement came during a visit to Beijing - his first official foreign trip since taking over as leader of the IEA, on 1 September. In remarks to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Birol said his visit to Beijing is a tangible demonstration of his vision to modernise the IEA.
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