Speaking in Paris at a meeting of the International Energy Agency, Bodman said, "Europe needs to diversify its energy sources."
The presidents of Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan on Saturday (May 12) agreed on construction of a pipeline from Turkmenistan to Russia via Kazakhstan. A rival U.S. proposal would have crossed the Caspian.
(AFP)
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