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"It is very important now to make efforts to prevent such problems in the future. We believe energy security is a very important sphere of interest for Russia and the European Union," Barroso said. The European Commission chief also called for "positive interdependence" in relations, saying it is more important now than ever because of the serious global financial crisis.

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