ALGIERS, March 11 (KUNA) -- Algerian Minister of Energy and Mining Youcef Yousfi is set to attend the 13th edition of the International Energy Forum (IEF) due in Kuwait on March 12-14, the Ministry said in a statement.

Algeria will be represented by the Algerian oil company (Sonatrach), which will be the honorary guest of the Forum jointly with the Netherlands, it added.

Minister Yousfi will lead the session of environment and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, where he will hold a meeting on the sidlines of the forum with his counterparts and heads of international oil companies.

The forum features four workshops on various topics such as: energy demand, planning for investments in energy, emissions of greenhouse gases, energy markets and global cooperation in the field of energy.

Chairman and CEO of Sonatrach Abdelhamid Zerguine will attend the session on investment in energy.