Brussels, 05/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, German foreign minister Franck-Walter Steinmeier expressed optimism that talks on a new partnership agreement with Russia could be launched. “I can imagine broader cooperation in the field of energy relations and I hope that the hurdles which are still in the way of opening talks will be done away with soon,” he said at a press conference, following the meeting of the European troika and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. “We too...