The United States has encouraged Serbia and EU-member Slovenia to diversify their energy sources away from Russian gas to make sure any potential disruptions will not hurt their economies, a senior U.S. official said Friday.
Wrapping up a tour of Slovenia, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania, Mary Burce Warlick, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, said she urged them to look at ways to strengthen their energy security by diversifying its sources.
Warlick said the United States believes energy security issues in Europe are very important and “really fundamental to national security issues more broadly.”
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Source: Voice of America
