10/23/2006

EU builds common stand in talks with Russia

Polish deputy foreign minister Pawel Kowal has said that the European Union is increasingly presenting a common, united stand in talks with Russia. Kowal was referring to Friday’s meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and EU leaders in Lahti, Finland, where the EU pressed Russia to improve access for western energy companies.
Minister Kowal told Polish Radio that Poland thinks it is crucial to forge a common EU stand on Russian energy supplies and that the EU is showing an increasingly strong solidarity in this respect. He noted, however, that the energy security of the Union and of Poland is far from what it should be. Both depend heavily on Russian supplies while an ideal situation would be to buy natural gas and oil from various sources. Problems in relations between the EU and Russia are many. It is important that Poland has a growing say on shaping the Union’s policy towards Moscow. Minister Kowal did not say when the presidents of Poland and Russia, Lech Kaczynski and Vladimir Putin, will meet. But there is good will on both sides and in his view a Polish-Russian summit should be held in the hear future.
Source: polskieradio.pl



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