Czech PM in regional meeting over energy security

Czech Prime Minister Jan Fisher took part in the three-day meeting of the Visegrad group of countries in Budapest. The government said on Thursday that the main theme of the regular meetings of Czech, Slovak, Polish and Hungarian leaders is energy security. Many of the countries are dependent on Russia for oil and natural gas deliveries. Mr. Fischer said diversification of energy sources is crucial and it was necessary for countries in Central Europe to show that they can put together and complete power projects. As well as the usual group of four countries, representatives from the Balkans will also be present as well as a US government representative dealing with energy security in Europe and Asia. One of the biggest ongoing energy projects, the Nabucco pipeline, aims at transporting gas from the Caspian region to Central Europe.