Brussels, 21/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - The new “Partnership for Modernisation” (PfM) on which EU and Russian leaders intend to adopt a joint statement at the EU-Russia Summit in Rostov-on-Don on 31 May and 1 June (see EUROPE 10135) must put the two blocks on a strictly equal footing and focus, as a priority, on the “common challenges” of economic competitiveness rather than rule of law issues, Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov has said. “For Russia, it is not about the...