“Russia-EU summit in Sweden is a step forward”

23.07.2010, 18:41 11 comments

Medvedev invites Italian business to help modernize Russia

President Dmitry Medvedev has invited Italian companies to cooperate with Russia in modernizing the country’s economy. The Russian head of state is in Milan meeting with Premier Silvio Berlusconi.

18.11.2009, 20:49

“Both EU and Russia have become more pragmatic”

A steady normalization in Russia-EU relations is underway as both sides have become more pragmatic in their desire to see results, political analyst Irina Kobrinskaya told RT.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) stands with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt during a one-day EU-Russia summit in Stockholm November 18, 2009 (AFP Photo / Getty Images)

18.11.2009, 18:34 3 comments

“Russia and EU are inevitable partners” – Medvedev

After the Lisbon Treaty comes in force, Russia-EU relations won’t suffer considerable changes as they are “inevitable and amicable partners,” President Dmitry Medvedev told a media briefing in Stockholm.

Dmitry Medvedev (2R), Javier Solana (2L), Jose Manuel Barroso (R) and Vaclav Klaus (L) (AFP Photo / RIA Novosti / Kremlin Pool / Dmitry Astakhov)

22.05.2009, 18:43 1 comment

EU ready to discuss new energy accords with Russia

The EU leadership said at the Russia-EU summit in Khabarovsk, that it was prepared to discuss Russian proposals to draft new legal agreements regulating international energy cooperation.

Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Nursultan Nazarbayev (RIA Novosti / Pool)

07.09.2010, 12:14 2 comments

Medvedev predicts brilliant future for Russia-Kazakhstan relations

Moscow and Astana have excellent prospects for developing co-operation, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev.

20.04.2009, 22:33

“Nord Stream – ecological, not political”

Finland’s Foreign Minister, Alexander Stubb, comments on energy and security issues in Europe, as well as Medvedev’s initiative on the subjects.

Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Demetris Christofias (AFP Photo / Andreas Lazarou)

07.10.2010, 12:24

Cyprus settlement can’t be reached by outside pressure – Medvedev

The Cyprus dispute should be resolved without pressure from outside as all attempts to impose ready-made “recipes” are counterproductive, President Dmitry Medvedev has said.

05.07.2010, 11:49

Customs Union given a start at 10th EurAsEC summit

Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have signed a declaration enforcing the Customs Code for the three countries, President Dmitry Medvedev said in Astana at a summit of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC).

Dimitry Medvedev (L) and Nguyen Minh Triet (AFP Photo / Pool / Hoang Dinh Nam)

31.10.2010, 08:21 6 comments

Russia signs deal to build Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant

Russia and Vietnam have cemented their relations by signing a deal to construct Vietnam’s first ever nuclear power station.

Akhmed Zakayev (AFP Photo / Bertrand Langlois)

15.09.2010, 18:46 8 comments

Poland vows to detain Chechen militant Zakayev

Poland has vowed to detain Chechen militant envoy Akhmed Zakayev – who is on Russia’s wanted list for terrorism – if he appears in Warsaw, where the World Chechen Congress is due to be held on September 16-18.