Russia is hoping for wide participation at talks this weekend in Moscow to resolve a gas dispute that has left parts of Europe stuck in the cold, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
The Russian and Ukrainian governments are already planning to meet, but Lavrov said Russia also invited "all who are connected to the situation," including representatives of European Union members and other affected countries, including Serbia.
"We are counting on the fact that those who are interested in resolving this problem as soon as possible will arrive for the summit in Moscow," Lavrov told reporters. "We want to solve this problem. If no one is interested in that, we cannot compel them to come to Moscow." 
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