Kotka / Brussels, 04/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Finnish EU Presidency has clearly announced its intention to strengthen cooperation between the European Union and Russia, with which it shares a land border of over 1,300 km (see EUROPE 9222 and 9223). The Northern Dimension, which is a cooperation mechanism involving the EU, Russia, Iceland and Norway, forms an appropriate framework in which to conduct concrete projects especially in the field of economic development and environmental...