EU eyes resumed partnership talks with Russia

The election of Dmitrii Medvedev as new Russian president might open the way for resumed EU-Russia talks on a partnership agreement.

The European Union should be ready to start negotiations on a new strategic partnership with a resurgent Russia at a June summit in Siberia, EU officials said Friday, the Moscow Times reports. The election of Dmitry Medvedev as Russia’s new president might be a chance for renewed talks with Moscow, the believe. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier noted that Medvedev had spoken of wanting to develop the rule of law, civil rights and the market economy, key EU values around which the 27-member bloc wants to forge a new understanding with Moscow. -Russia has voted. There will be a new president, Medvedev, and I believe that is an opportunity that we should use, Steinmeier said, the Moscow Times reports.

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