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Particular attention at the meeting was paid to trade and economic cooperation, ways to further develop the Partnership for Modernisation concept, and work on a new Russia-EU framework agreement.
Visa-free travel between Russia and the EU countries, Russia’s accession to the WTO and ways to overcome the consequences of the global financial crisis were also discussed at the meeting.
The parties exchanged their opinions on the most acute issues on the regional agenda, in particular, the situation in the Middle East and North Africa.
Dmitry Medvedev, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso summed up the results of the Russia-EU summit at a joint news conference.
