Kremlin Outlines Russia-EU Summit Agenda

Forum Contacts RSS		RUSSIAN

RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED June 03, 2012

The Russia-EU summit in St. Petersburg will address the economic crisis in Europe, integration in the post-Soviet area, Syria and Iran, as well as other issues, a presidential aide said on Saturday.

The 29th Summit will be held on June 3-4 in Strelnya, a St. Petersburg suburb.

On June 3, the parties will “exchange views about the situation in Russia and the EU, including in the context of the efforts to overcome the consequences of the financial and economic crisis,” Yury Ushakov said.

On June 4, the summit will meet in a plenary session with the participation of “quite large delegations,” he said.

“Prospecs of Russia-EU relations will be discussed in the context of the creation of common spaces,” the aide said, adding that will include progress on a new Russia-EU agreement.

After the plenary session the participants will address international security issues, including North Africa, the Middle East, Syria, Lebanon, Iran’s nuclear program, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, Ushakov said.

After the summit a news conference will be held.

Topics: Russia, Europe

Other news:

Russia, Belarus Initial Nuclear Power Plant Construction Deal

The contract… has been initialed. This means all details have been agreed upon.

Iran to Build 2nd Nuke Plant at Bushehr

The construction of the second Bushehr nuclear power plant will begin in 2013.

Bushehr to Begin Operations in 2012 - Rosatom

We want to put it into commercial production at the end of this year.

Hero of the day

Jacques Repussard: knowledge, independence, proximity

They told me: "Mr Repussard, we're not used to responding to anti-nuclear organisations". To which I replied: "We will not reveal any state or trade secrets, but we will not leave them without any answer".

INTERVIEW

Georgy Toshinsky
Not quite so. The authors of the concept, which was difficult to be realized in practice, turned to a clearer concept of a standing wave reactor (TP-1) that in principle allows finding the solution to the tasks stated for TWRs.

OPINION

Vladimir Yevseyev
One more round of talks will be held in Moscow on June 18-19 in an attempt to find common ground. There is no reason to dramatize the situation.