On Sept. 25, during the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, Iranian foreign minister Araghchi met Saudi foreign minister Faisal. Araghchi reported that Iran and Oman have reached a consensus on secure shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz. The two exchanged views on bilateral relations and discussed joint efforts to deepen cooperation in areas of mutual concern.

National Grid USA has secured DOE funding to deploy advanced technologies on the New England transmission network.

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan will depart late on Sept. 26 for Doha to attend the 11th Board of Governors annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), themed Tomorrow’s Infrastructure: Impact and Innovation. The meeting will convene government officials, multilateral development institutions and business leaders to discuss sustainable infrastructure, cross-border connectivity, green finance and digital transformation. Chan will attend multiple sessions and deliver a keynote on digital public infrastructure. He is scheduled to depart Doha in the early hours of Sept. 29 (Qatar time) and return to Hong Kong the same afternoon (Hong Kong time).