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The Deputy Secretary publicly characterized completion of the Southern Interconnection gas pipeline as a U.S. strategic energy priority.
An official U.S. Department of State readout of Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau’s February 6, 2026 meeting with Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Željka Cvijanović states that Landau “highlighted the completion of the Southern Interconnection gas pipeline as a strategic energy priority.” The readout is a primary, authoritative source documenting Landau’s words and U.S. framing of the pipeline. Verdict: True — the statement accurately reflects what Deputy Secretary Landau said in the State Department readout.