Kerry
said
he
pays
"great
respect"
to
the
US-Canada
energy
relationship
and
the
importance
of
overall
relations
between
the
two
neighbors,
Reuters
reported.
Canada
is
the
top
supplier
of
crude
to
the
United
States,
the
world's
largest
oil
consumer.
"We
hope
that
we
will
be
able
to
be
in
a
position
to
make
an
announcement
in
the
near
term,"
the
news
wire
quoted
Kerry
as
saying
to
reporters
after
a
meeting
with
Canadian
Foreign
Affairs
Minister
John
Baird.
Approval
of
the
TransCanada
pipeline,
which
would
link
Canada's
oil
sands
fields
to
refineries
and…
