Press Release: EU-Russia Summit

The 26th EU - Russia Summit will take place in Brussels on 7 December 2010. The Summit will be hosted by Mr Herman van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and by Mr José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Mrs Catherine Ashton, and Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht will also attended the Summit. The Russian side will be represented by President Dmitri Medvedev, accompanied by the Foreign Minister of Russia, Mr Sergey Lavrov.

European Commission: Memo/10/649: European Union Factsheet - EU-Russia Summit http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/649&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

ESO: Background information: Russia’s WTO hopes rise http://www.europeansources.info/record/russias-wto-hopes-rise/

EEAS: Russia: EU-Russia Summits http://www.eeas.europa.eu/russia/summit_en.htm

European Commission: Speech/10/734: Statement by President Barroso following the EU-Russia Summit http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/734&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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