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Article: SEN. LUGAR CALLS FOR EUROPEAN LEADERS TO ACT ON ENERGY SECURITY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 28, 2008
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The office of Sen. Richard G. Lugar, R-Ind., issued the following news release:
U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar today called on European leaders to act on energy security at the September 1 emergency EU summit on the Georgian crisis called by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
"The conflict in Georgia cannot be separated from Europe's dangerous dependence on natural gas from Russia. In fact, the conflict in Georgia makes it all the more important for European leaders to act on energy security. Commitment to energy diversification, including new pipelines circumventing Russian soil, is essential to the security of our European allies," Lugar said.
"Europe must commit to construction of the critical ...