Russia does not step back from the equal cooperation with the EU, but does not want to discuss any criteria for the removal of the anti-punishment, said the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich.
" Our position on the Russian-European relations today, clear and precise. Many times stated that any criteria for the removal of the anti-punishment, we are not going to discuss, " said Lukashevich, a comment which publishes on Thursday the website of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
along with this, the Russian diplomat stressed that "Russia does not step back from the equal cooperation with the EU in different areas, "because," despite the crisis in our bilateral relations, on the agenda there are challenges no one of the parties alone simply will not have the opportunity."
"It goes on combating international terrorism, organized crime and Ebola, as well as on the settlement of a number of regional conflicts, particularly in the Syrian Arab Republic and the middle East in General, as well as addressing the situation around the Iranian nuclear weapons program," - said Lukashevich.
Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices began in December limits, when the head of the U.S. announced an economic blockade of the Crimea, and in the sanctions List included a number of famous figures from the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.
The list of Russian Citizens and organizations, first fell under the sentence, the material of the Fins news
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