EU, Russia to launch negotiations on new cooperation agreement

By KUNA,

Brussels : European Union and Russian negotiators will meet here Friday for a first round of talks on the new Agreement. During this first meeting negotiators will focus on defining the overall scope of the negotiations, the agenda for the different areas to be covered, and establishing a calendar for the negotiations, according to a statement by the European Commission Thursday.

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The EU-Russia summit held last week agreed to launch talks on a new cooperation agreement.

“Our aim is to achieve a comprehensive and substantive Agreement that will serve as the institutional and legal basis for our relations for a long time to come,” said EU Commisisoner for external relations, Benita Ferrero-Waldner in press statements.