The European Union wants to increase the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US to diversify its energy supply, the joint statement of the EU and the US, reads the joint statement on the results of the meeting of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and US President Donald Trump.
“We have agreed to strengthen our strategic cooperation with regard to energy, the European Union wants to import more LNG from the United States for the diversification of energy supplies,” the statement circulated by the European Commission said.
Earlier at the press conference Juncker said that the EU would build more terminals for the import of liquefied natural gas from the United States. One of the most important gas suppliers in the EU at the moment is Russia.
