RUSSIA & GEORGIA. ESCALATING CRISIS sep. 2, 2008. (part 2)

Russia Today: EU leaders have decided to delay talks with Russia on a new agreement about strategic co-operation. At an extraordinary summit in Brussels, the leaders condemned Russia's actions in the Caucasus, but promised to maintain contacts with Moscow and continue existing ties. The EU will suspend talks on a new partnership and cooperation agreement, or PCA, until all Russian troops withdraw to their pre-August 7 positions. Speaking at a media conference after the summit, Jose Manuel Barroso, the EU Commission President said: "As long as the withdrawal of troops has not been respected, all meetings on the partnership accord are postponed." Source: http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/29790 ______________________________________ Russia Today- In a statement commenting on the emergency EU summit concerning the situation in the Caucasus, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Russia-EU cooperation should not be "a hostage to divergence of opinion on particular issues" and Moscow is ready for further dialogue with Europe in all spheres. "The results of the EU summit have been quite predictable as there had been no lack of announcements by European politicians preceding it. Some countries have called for introducing sanctions against Russia and freezing relations with it, they have tried to denounce our policy, though based on distorting the facts which had led to the conflict in the Caucasus. Nevertheless, the most important thing is that the majority of the EU member countries have demonstrated a responsible approach to the issue and confirmed their course towards the partnership with Russia as they realise the significance of mutually beneficial cooperation, in the framework of which a lot has been achieved lately. Source: http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/29820

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