Brussels / Strasbourg, 03/01/2000 (Agence Europe) -Commenting on the resignation of President Yeltsin, The High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana stated that: "over the last few years, I have come to appreciate Mr. Yeltsin's role as a factor of stability. He made Russia a much closer partner of the West. He has played a central role in Russia's transition towards democracy and free market economy under very difficult circumstances. The EU wants to continue to build a solid partnership...