Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said the kingdom has demonstrated its ability to ensure reliable energy supply.

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, at the 17th meeting of the energy ministers of the International Energy Forum in Riyadh, added: “Whatever happens, our resilience and our plans and our commitment to the world will remain in place.” He likened the kingdom to a phoenix that “rises again from the ashes every time.”

The energy minister called the East-West pipeline an example of this resilience. The pipeline carries crude oil from the eastern province to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea and makes exports independent of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Sunday meeting was held with Saudi Arabia hosting and with cooperation from Italy and Nigeria. The forum, which is headquartered in Riyadh, includes about 70 countries.

The meeting was held one day after a deadly attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Disruption in the energy market since the start of the war between the United States and Israel with the Islamic Republic