Energy Should Not Be Political Tool

(Reuters) – Energy should not be used as a political tool, French President Jacques Chirac said on Wednesday, and he urged world leaders meeting in Russia to take steps to improve the functioning of oil and gas markets.

Chirac said energy had to be treated within the context of a “global partnership for sustainable development”.

“Energy should not be a political instrument,” Chirac said in an article released late on Wednesday ahead of publication in Thursday’s edition of the Les Echos business daily.
Reuters