People's choice: Greece will do everything that the EU has removed the punishment from Russia
Greece will make every effort, within the framework of existing EU procedures to remove the punishment of the EU against Russia and to prevent the introduction of new anti-Russian embargo, said Last news 1st Deputy speaker of the state Duma Ivan Melnikov following the meeting, the speaker of the state Duma Sergei Naryshkin and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
"The whole conversation was held in a very warm atmosphere, typical of the conversation of friends. Some aspects of the conversation, I don't feel I need to disclose. But the Prime Minister Tsipras has noticed that does not consider productive policy of punishment, and Greece would endeavour to, within existing EU procedures to remove the existing punishment and to prevent the introduction of new, " - said Melnikov.
Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when expanded sanctions List of the USA.
The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news