Europe has the right to choose partners on energy cooperation:
Europe has the right to choose partners on energy cooperation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference on Jan. 16, Trend Capital correspondent reported from Moscow.
Russia unveiled a draft energy pact Tuesday, saying energy consumers and producers should share responsibility for the security of gas transit, an apparent rebuff to Europe's efforts to sideline Russia in sweeping reforms of neighboring Ukraine's energy sector.