HUNGARY has escalated calls for Central and Eastern Europe to diversify gas imports, despite the nation enjoying a strong trade relationship with Russia. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto voiced his support for European Union efforts to procure the fuel from sources other than Russia as he celebrated forging a multinational deal over imports from Azerbaijan. "I am representing a country that has no significant gas reserves. Therefore, we are dependent on others. For this reason [gas supply] diversification is key," Szijjarto said at a ceremony in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, on Tuesday. He said the best response to the current energy crisis is for Europe to procure more gas from a wider range of sources and different routes.
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