"Today signed agreement on creating a regional gas market," Latvian PM Maris Kucinskis said, though the document in question is more a statement of good intentions than a binding commitment to a specific course of action.
Lithuania's outgoing PM, Algirdas Butkevicius said "It is important there is an effective regional gas market... the agreement signed today helps create that market."
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The text of the gas agreement, which begins by harking back to an agreement signed nearly three years ago, says:
"The Prime Ministers agree that efforts should be continued to jointly decide on the most economically viable long-term regional solution to ensure diversified and secure gas supply to the Baltic States and to jointly seek EU financial support for implementation of such [a] solution."
Estonia's Juri Ratas expressed similar sentiments.
The Prime Ministers should be updated on progress to create a joint gas market at least once a year, the document added.
You can read the full text in English HERE.
