Foreign Minister of Latvia Edgars rink?vi?s plans to visit Moscow in early January, to help to find common ground between the EU and Russia, said the Commissioner of the Latvian diplomatic vedomctva.
" This visit is scheduled, He said.- We did not stop working contacts with Russia, stop no. " " now I must find a way out of the situation that exists between the EU and Russia ", - noted the source, noting that Latvia's chairmanship in the EU from 1 January, reports TASS." Our Minister hopes that will be able to make some contribution, to find a way out of this deadlock, " added the Commissioner of the Latvian Foreign Ministry. Before the last working day of the week constant authorized of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov called the outgoing year " moment of truth " in Russia's relations with the European Union. Chizhov also said that Moscow is ready to cooperate with EU leaders, expressed the hope that at all levels of dialogue work. He said that in Brussels are beginning to realize the futility of punishment. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US on the background of the progress of the Minsk agreements between Kiev and militias Donbass about stopping the fire entered against Russia penalties against financial, oil and defense industries.


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