The Italian Foreign Ministry announced the need to reduce the country's dependence on Russian gas

“Like in the rest of Europe, we have the problem of dependence on a narrow circle of sources, mainly from Russia.

At the beginning of the year, Moscow almost halved the flow of gas destined for us along the Ukrainian route.

This threat to our energy security, probably also politically motivated, requires urgent action,” he said.

Di Stefano listed Algeria, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan as promising areas for gas imports.

In turn, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said that Russia is an indispensable partner in gas supplies to Europe.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the issue of energy supplies at the moment is more than relevant.