PM Confident of Success of EU-Russia Summit

Khanty-Mansiysk, 26 June - Prime Minister Janez Jansa was confident about the success of the EU-Russia Summit as he came out of the first day of proceedings in Khanty Mansiysk on Thursday. "The summit will almost certainly be historical, as the EU is coming to the meeting with a harmonised framework for the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement," he said.

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Left to right: EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Left to right: EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Left to right: EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Left to right: EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Left to right: EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and EU high representative for common foreign and security policy Javier Solana
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana.
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
The start of the two-day EU-Russia Summit.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso
Photo: Itar-Tass/STA

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