On the Meeting of Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs A.V.Grushko with Delegation of the European Parliament Deputies Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

Submitted on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 23:00

19 March, a meeting of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation A. V. Grushko with a delegation of European parliamentarians of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats led by its head H. Swoboda (Austria) took place in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A circumstantial conversation on a wide range of current issues of cooperation between Russia and European Union took place.

In particular, the parties discussed condition of the trade and economic and humanitarian cooperation in the context of Russia joining WTO, prospects of attainment of a visa-free regime for mutual travels of Russian and EU citizens, the course of negotiations on conclusion of a new Russia-EU framework agreement, as well as the current state of the interparliamentary cooperation. Some current international problems and situations in certain regions were also touched upon.