After nine years, Energy and Mines ministers from
, which promotes the use of technologies for clean, efficient, and fair energy transition across the region.
"It has not been easy to reach consensus; we congratulate one another because, after 9 years, agreements have been reached for a declaration. It will be a tool for presenting cooperation projects across APEC economies," he indicated.
Minister Mucho said one element that delayed reaching agreements was the criticism by representatives of some economies concerning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which led to constant communications between the Russian Energy minister and his government.
Contribution by Peru's Energy and Mines Ministry
In turn,
Peru's Alternate Senior Official for APEC, Victor Muñoz, highlighted the technical contribution by the
Energy and Mines Ministry to reach the
Lima Declaration, which represents an important achievement in the political conditions faced by the world.
"This result allows us to have first-hand access to an important cooperation space such as APEC, whose work is based on promoting, formulating, and executing cooperation projects in different areas," he stated.
According to him,
this declaration will also allow cooperation projects to align with the political mandate adopted by members at the
Energy Ministerial Meeting in Lima on Friday.
Muñoz said that
APEC has a long history of
promoting cooperation and exchange of experience in the use of clean and renewable energy, in a global context, so as to move towards an energy matrix diversification.
"We have achieved a great result; the issues proposed by Peru have been reflected in this Declaration and in the Clean Hydrogen Roadmap that was also approved at APEC," he expressed.
The Peruvian government official said that
APEC economies now are required to implement the
Lima Declaration.
For the first time in APEC history, Peru proposed at this meeting the development of guidelines for the implementation of low-carbon hydrogen across the region, considering it a promising energy source to decarbonize various sectors. The document was approved.