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Session II
New Dimensions of the World Energy Industry. Global Humanitarian Challenges as Covered by the
Media. Fair Information and Geopolitics. Obscure Aspects of Illegal Migration. Journalism Under Ex-
treme Conditions
Gennady Shmal,
President of the Union of Oil &
Gas Producers of Russia:
Dear colleagues, as an or-
dinary Russian reader and viewer, I would like to
start by indicating two problems existing in both
Russian and international journalism. The first
problem is a lack of professional approach to cov-
erage of various events. And another problem is
a lack of objective approach.
As for the above problems, I believe that the so-
lution would be to more actively attract highly skilled professionals who are able to speak
a language easily understandable by all, and, most importantly, who will do it in a fair and
objective way.
Many of your colleagues in the media have presently been involved in heated debates over
the prospects of the oil and gas industry, saying that the oil and gas era has come to an
end and that a collapse will follow soon, etc. I can assure you right now: there will be no
collapses in the energy sector in the coming 100 years. As for oil, gas and coal, these par-
ticular components will remain the major sources of energy until the end of this century,
and probably in the first half of the next. There is no doubt, however, that we should
closely address the issue of developing both solar and wind energy sources, but in this
context I would also like to cite an observation made by a renowned scientist: "It there's
anybody who thinks that the power generation problems can be solved with the help of
the wind, he's a scatterbrain."
We are currently facing a lot of challenges, including, among other things, the falling oil
prices and sanctions. However, we have on many occasions been able to hold out against
numerous difficulties. Our country has a tremendous potential to develop oil and gas sec-
tors, and it can be a reliable partner for many countries across the world, especially for the
European countries.
Ruth Freedom Pojman,
Special Representative and
Deputy Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human
Beings:
There are cases of human trafficking for
labor or sexual exploitation on the territory of Eu-
rope. We have witnessed of late a growth in
human trafficking for organ removal, which has
also been reported by the Russian media.