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The Finnish Presidency’s aspirations to maintain continuity, by continuing discussions on the issues mooted last year by the British Presidency, are to be welcomed. These subjects are worthy of serious debate. This is particularly true because in the space of a year little has been achieved in these spheres. The guest invited to the event – the President of Russia – is proof of how serious the Presidency is about security of energy supply. The idea is to be welcomed in every respect, since it gave Heads of Government the opportunity not only to listen to the opinion of Russia’s leader on the chances of ratification of the Energy Charter and about the risk to Europe’s investments in the energy sector in Russia, but also Russia’s policy of pressure on Georgia and its understanding in the sphere of human rights. It was a useful prelude to the summit between the European Union and Russia scheduled for next month. We may allow ourselves to hope that this meeting has increased understanding among the European Union Member States that the most effective way of making Russia into a partner with an interest in Europe is to approach it as a united cartel of energy consumers. Russia’s current and future economy is built on the export of energy resources. There is no doubt that the achievements of the Presidency and the Commission should be evaluated in terms of their ability to achieve partnership among the Member States and unity in the Union’s foreign policy. Thank you."@en1
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