27 Jun 2014 14:14

Russia has always been reliable supplier of energy resources to Europe - Putin

MOSCOW. June 27 (Interfax) - Russia has always been and remains a reliable supplier of energy resources to Europe and it firmly intends to continue fulfilling its obligations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"Our country has always been and remains a supplier of energy resources to Europe," Putin said while receiving credentials from foreign ambassadors.

Putin recalled that he had visited Austria earlier this week, which was the first Western country to sign a contract for the purchase of natural gas from the former USSR.

"We fulfill our obligations to export energy resources in a full and stable way and we firmly intend to continue doing so," Putin said.