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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9614

4 March 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/russia
EU wants to build on relations with Russia and its new President, Dimitri Medvedev, but says common values have to be respected

Brussels, 03/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - Following the landslide victory in the Russian presidential elections of Dimitri Medvedev, who is currently Russia's deputy prime minister, and who won more than 70% of the vote with the support of the outgoing president, Vladimir Putin, the European Union has expressed a desire to build on relations with Russia, establishing a new strategic partnership based on common values. In his telegram of congratulations to Dimitri Medvedev on Monday 3 March, the...

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