US WANT TO FOSTER ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN CASPIAN AND CENTRAL ASIAN STATES

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
21.07.2009 20:51 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ United States want to help Caspian and Central
Asian countries find new routes to market and foster their economic
growth and prosperity, US state Department says in a release, quoting
Richard Morningstar, US Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy.

Some people have portrayed our energy policy and Russia’s as the next
round in the Great Game in Central Asia. I reject this analogy. Energy
security should not be a zero sum game. Zero sum games are too
expensive and we need to find areas where we try to cooperate with
Russia," American senior official stated.

US wants to assist Europe in its quest for energy security, Morningstar
says. "Europe is our partner on any number of global issues. We have
an interest in an economically strong Europe. Of course, Europe is
composed of many different states and energy security is a more
pressing issue to some than to others. Some countries in Europe
do not have a diverse energy mix and depend to a great degree on
one supplier and one transport route. When that route is disrupted,
as we witnessed in January 2009, the consequences can be severe,’ US
Special Envoy noted, adding that US aims to encourage the development
of multiple energy sources with multiple routes to market.