Press Release: EU and Russia launch new partnership for modernization

The 25th EU - Russia Summit took place in Rostov-on-Don on 31 May and 1 June 2010. The Summit was hosted by President Dmitri Medvedev, accompanied by the Foreign Minister of Russia, Mr Sergey Lavrov. The EU was represented 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/ Vice-President of the Commission Catherine Ashton and European Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht also attended the Summit.

European Commission: Speech: SPEECH/10/281: Remarks by President Barroso made at the EU-Russia Summit Press conference http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/281&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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