Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with the EU foreign policy chief, Baroness Catherine Ashton, during his visit to Brussels on December 16, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman told reporters on Friday. “The sides plan to discuss the prospects for further promoting bilateral relations as part of the roadmaps for the Russia-EU common spaces in light of preparations for the upcoming Russia-EU summit,” he said.
“They will also discuss the situation in Ukraine,” the diplomat said.
“Great attention will be paid to the movement toward visa-free travel for Russian and EU citizens, energy cooperation, as well as the results of the EU’s Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius,” he said.
“Apart from that, they plan to exchange opinions on a number of key international topics, including the Iranian nuclear program and the situation in Syria,” he said.
Ukraine and the European Union have agreed upon further steps that will lead to the signing and implementation of the Association Agreement. This statement was made by EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule in the presence of Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov after the first round of their talks concerning plans to sign the agreement.
According to Fule, the sides have agreed to draw up a roadmap for the implementation of the Association Agreement, Voice of Russia informs.
