Last update: June 5, 2008

Agenda Item 1: Opening of the meeting

	Welcoming Remarks: Environment and Development Division, ESCAP

	Welcoming Remarks:

	Mr. Eom, Chanwang, Director, Energy Technology Division, Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea, and Chair of the Working Group on Energy Planning and Policy Representatives of China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia, and the Russian Federation

Agenda Item 2: Overview of Coal Trade in North-East Asia.

	China: Mr. Xu Zhengang, Director, Beijing Research Institute of Coal Chemistry, China Coal Research Institute

	Mongolia: Mr. Ganbaatar Badgaa, Director General, Department of Energy Policy and Coordination, Ministry of Fuel and Energy

	Republic of Korea: Mr. Song, Seok-Jin, Director General, Overseas Energy Team 2, Korea Resources Corporation (KORES)

	Russian Federation: Mr. Alexander Sokolov, Head of Laboratory, Fuel and Energy Complex of Siberia and the Far East, Melentev's Energy Systems Institute SB RAS

Agenda Item 3: Strategies Towards Energy Development Potential in North-East Asia.

	Report from the "Expert Workshop on Energy Production Potentials and Development Plans of Countries of North-East Asia" by KEEI

Agenda Item 4: Preparation for the Second North-East Asia Government-Business Dialogue (GBD).

	Report on the preparation of the second GBD from KEEI

Agenda Item 5: Five-year Strategy for Energy Cooperation in North-East Asia.

	Presentation from ESCAP

Agenda Item 6: Plan for the funding arrangement (including the contribution mechanism) for energy cooperation in North-East Asia.

	Introduction from UNESCAP

	Proposals from member countries

Agenda Item 7:

	Other matters

Drafting Committee

Agenda Item 8: Adoption of conclusions and recommendations.

	Final report

Agenda Item 9:

	Closing