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EU and Russia agree to launch talks
Disputes over energy investment and human rights hung over a Russia-EU summit on Friday where the two sides agreed they would try to address their differences in new talks on a stalled cooperation agreement.
- AP
- Published: 00:04 June 28, 2008
Khanty-Mansiik, Russia: Disputes over energy investment and human rights hung over a Russia-EU summit on Friday where the two sides agreed they would try to address their differences in new talks on a stalled cooperation agreement.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the EU representatives said the talks would start next week in Brussels on a wide-ranging Russia-EU cooperation deal.
Medvedev criticised US plans for missile defence sites in Europe, saying it will undermine regional security.
Vladimir Putin has fiercely opposed the US plan to set up a missile base in Poland and a related radar in the Czech Republic.
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