Chizhov predicted a "new beginning" in relations between Russia and the European Union
Russia's permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that in the next few years in relations between Moscow and Brussels will arise the new beginning.
Russia's permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that in the next few years in relations between Moscow and Brussels will arise the new beginning.
December 1, began working the new composition of the leadership of the European Commission - Board of commissioners, the term of office is 5 years.
According to Chizhov, the current Relationship between Russia and the EU, undoubtedly, cannot be called normal. More likely, as the diplomat reminded, their poison of anti-Russian penalties imposed by the European Union in March 2014, and not once Since then expanding. Idle and most of the mechanisms of interaction between Moscow and Brussels, He added.
The Russian Federation and the European Union continues to depend between them, I'm sure Chizhov." In spite of that, the European Union accounts for almost fifty percent of the volume of trade of our country, the European business continues to invest in its economy, citizens of Russia have the record for obtaining Schengen visas, the implementation of numerous common projects in culture, education and science, are consistently developing cross-border cooperation ", - He said.
According to the permanent representative in Brussels gradually realize that " without each other, Russia and Europe to live and develop is not easy, if at all, maybe." He called short-sighted policy "Semifreddo interaction" between Moscow and Brussels amid "growing dialogue" between Russia and some European countries.
Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection With the situation in Ukraine and around the Crimea, which reunited With Russia after a referendum on the Peninsula. The West is accusing Russia of meddling, have introduced against her punishment, Moscow retaliated, took the policy of import substitution and has repeatedly said that talking With her in the language of penalties is counterproductive. Russia many times stated that is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine and the subject of the Minsk agreements on the settlement. During the last period of time in EU member States clearly there are opinions about the need for the abolition of the punishment against capital of Russia.
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