TOKYO, June 15. /TASS/: G20 energy and environment ministers met on Saturday in the Japanese resort city of Karuizawa for a two-day meeting to discuss energy security and efficient use of natural resources.
The G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Transitions and Global Environment for Sustainable Growth is held as part of preparations for the G20 summit to be held in the Japanese city of Osaka on June 28-29.
The Russian delegation is led by Natural Resources and Environemnt Minsiter Dmitry Kobylkin and Deputy Energy Minister Anton Inyutsyn.
The participants are expected to adopt a joint statement on Sunday.
Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko said on Friday that following the latest attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, participants of the Karuizawa meeting will pay special attention to energy security and stable hydrocarbon supplies. The environmental section of the meeting will be devoted to reducing the amount of plastic waste, including in oceans.
