VOL. XLIV

No 40

1-October-2001

OPEC

Opening Address To The OPECConference

By Dr Chakib Khelil

The following is the text of the opening address to the 117th Meeting ofthe OPEC Conference in Vienna, 26-27 September, by HE Dr Chakib Khelil,President of the Conference and Minister of Energy and Mines, Algeria.

Welcome to the 117th Meeting of the OPEC Conference, a Conference whichis taking place during a period of heightened international tensions, in the aftermathof the tragic event that occurred in...