Brussels, 01/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - The President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, welcomed the appointment of Mikhail Fradkov, currently Russia's ambassador to the EU in Brussels, as Russia's new Prime Minister. Immediately after his appointment by President Vladimir Putin, Mr Fradkov telephoned Mr Prodi on Monday to let him know personally. "The fact that Mr Putin chose the current ambassador to the EU seems to us a positive signal of the importance Russia attaches to relations...