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Transcript: LUGAR CALLS FOR STRENGTHENING OIL CRISIS MECHANISMS, GLOBAL COOPERATION ON ENERGY SECURITY
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- February 13, 2009
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Capitol Hill Press Releases
02-13-2009
For Immediate Release Lugar calls for strengthening oil crisis mechanisms,
global cooperation on energy security Contact: Andy Fisher 202-224-2079
February 13, 2008 U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar today called for the formal inclusion
of China and India in the International Energy Agency (IEA). Yesterday,
Lugar met with IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka, who is a proponent
of Chinese and Indian membership. "After the 1973-74 oil crisis, import
dependent countries realized their citizens would be more secure through
formal cooperation. It is time to update that system," Lugar said. "Global
energy security will be strengthened through vigorous bilateral and multilateral