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Vilnius, January 16 (Interfax) - Special attention should be paid to issues related to the energy security of the Baltic countries, Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus said at a meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Friday.

"The present situation in Europe once again confirms the need for an urgent solution to energy security issues facing the Baltic nations," the Lithuanian president said.

Adamkus and Bildt discussed the situation in Europe provoked by the ongoing gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine, the presidential press service told Interfax.

"It is increasingly important for Europe to draw all the appropriate conclusions from this situation, to bolster its energy policy and to speak with one voice," the Swedish minister said.

Bildt also said that Europe should find a way to diversify its energy sources.

Addressing a project to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea, Adamkus said that "this project does not reflect the energy interests of all EU states, and it creates numerous ecological problems in the Baltic Sea and other security problems."