08/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - The High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana, has congratulated Mikhail Fradkov, further to the Duma's confirmation of his appointment as the new Prime Minister of Russia (see EUROPE of 2 March, p.5). Mr Solana particularly welcomed the appointment of "a colleague and friend at the head of the Russian government" (Mr Fradkov had been Russia's ambassador to the EU since March 2003), adding that "his detailed knowledge and vast experience stemming from his...