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Britian calls for suspension of EU-Russia talks

Britain on Monday called for European Union to suspend talks on a new partnership agreement with Russia in protest at Moscow's military intervention in Georgia.

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  • Published: 14:22 September 1, 2008
  • Gulf News

London: Britain on Monday called for European Union to suspend talks on a new partnership agreement with Russia in protest at Moscow's military intervention in Georgia.

"In light of Russia's actions we should suspend negotiations on a successsor to the partnership and cooperation agreement," a spokesman for British PM Gordon Brown told reporters in London.

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