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President of European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso gestures during a press conference after meeting between the Government of the Czech Republic with the European Commission in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. The European Union says Russia and Ukraine will accept using international monitors to verify the transit of natural gas from Russia through Ukraine's pipelines. Barroso says telephone talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Ukraine counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko yielded the assurances that the use of monitors would be key to get the gas pumping again into the European Union.
EU Commission chief Portuguese Jose Manuel Barroso speaks during his joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (Out of camera range) on January 7, 2009 after their meeting between the European Commission and the Czech government in Prague. Mirek Topolanek announced on Wednesday that EU energy ministers would hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday if Russian gas imports through Ukraine are not restored.