(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The State of Qatar participated in the ministerial meeting of the 15th International Energy Forum (IEF15) which was held in Algiers yesterday. Qatar";s delegation was headed by HE the Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada, who is the current chair of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec). Al-Sada also chaired the forum";s second session held under the title 'Natural Gas: Challenges for the Industry”. On the sidelines of the forum, al-Sada met with Algeria";s Minister of Energy Noureddine Boutarfa, Iraq";s Minister of Oil Jabbar Ali Luiebi, Mauritania";s Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines Mohamed Ould Abdulfattah, Undersecretary of State in Poland";s ministry of energy Michal Kurtyka and International Energy Forum (IEF) secretary-general Dr Sun Xiansheng. The meetings dealt with Qatar";s relations with each of those countries, especially in the field of energy, in addition to the situation of world oil markets. Later yesterday, Algeria";s Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal met with al-Sada. They discussed relations between the two countries and reviewed a number of topics of common interest, particularly the developments of the global oil market.