VOL. XLV

No 22

3-June-2002

SUPPLY/DEMAND

Bush AndPutin Announce Start Of Energy Dialogue During MoscowSummit

US President George W Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin on 24 May signed a joint statement in Moscow announcing the start of a US-Russian energy dialoguedesigned to enhance energy security and assist Russia in its efforts to modernize its energy industry. Thestatement acknowledged Russia as a major world energy provider, and said that in orderto strengthen the US-Russian...