Brussels, 05/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 4 June, the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, announced that the EU would invite Russia to new consultations on EU-Russia human rights issues, in Brussels on 29 June. He said that he hoped that “next time, Russia will welcome consultations”. He also welcomed the fact that Russia had demonstrated that it “shows readiness for public debate on human rights, as exemplified by the recent hearing in the Russian State Duma....