We do hope the agreement will ensure ... the long-term security of supply of gas to the European Union.

We will still talk about security of gas supplies in Europe and also about the Russian situation.

There's a lot of agreement about speaking with one voice in the energy sector.

Russian natural gas will remain the backbone of European gas supplies. But we should strive for gas pipeline diversification and a search for alternative energy sources.

Certainly, we will have to learn the lesson of what has happened in the last few days.

The ministers have today identified 26 measures and will recommend to the European Council [on 23-24 March] nine key actions for an energy plan.