DEAUVILLE, France, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- As the cold war is over, Europe and Russia should become "friends" in face of common challenges, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said Monday after their bilateral meeting before arrival of Russian president. In the French resort Deauville on the Normandy coast, Sarkozy and Merkel held talks over economic governance acorss Europe before hosting President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia for dinner. Europe and Russia should build up trust and become friends, the two heads of state said at a joint press conference after their bilateral talk, stressing common challenges need to be coped with amid strengthened cooperation with Russia. The three leaders are expected to discuss over new European security framework, economic regulation as well as other important commonly concerned international issues, for example Afghanistan stability, Iran nuclear issue, and the peace process in Middle East. Among them, Russia's relation with western European countries and NATO would be core topics with the main exchange of ideas started in a two-hour meeting on Wednesday morning. A joint press conference is scheduled after the three-way get-together. The trio summit attracted an enormous amounts of attention due to its remarkable timing -- a month before the NATO allies meeting and France's taking over the presidency of G20 and G8, however, no concrete decisions, according to French presidency, will generate from the three-parties meeting. Related: MOSCOW, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- "Big problems" exist between Russia and NATO when it comes to nuclear non-prolifiration and missile deployment, Russian envoy to the Alliance, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Friday. "We have big problems in finishing off the review of common threats precisely on the issue of non-proliferation dossier and discussion of missile risks," Rogozin said during a video link between Moscow and Brussels, the Interfax news agency reported. Full story MOSCOW, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of France, Russia and Germany will meet later this month to discuss Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's proposal for a new European security treaty, said German Ambassador to Russia Ulrich Brandenburg on Monday. "I expect that at the Deauville summit, which is planned for October 18-19, European security will be discussed. We know about the Russian proposals," said the diplomat as quoted by the Interfax news agency. Full story MOSCOW, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Russia was ready to improve relations with Britain. "We would like relations between Russia and Britain to develop comprehensively," said Lavrov when meeting with visiting Britain Foreign Secretary William Hague. Lavrov said Russia agreed to cooperate with Britain over the so-called Litvinenko case, which was believed to have strained bilateral relations. Russia refused to extradite a suspect in the poisoning of the former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who underwent medical treatment in Britain. Full story DEAUVILLE, France, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- France and Germany pondered over necessary amendments on Monday about the Lisbon Treaty by 2013 in the hope of better responding to crises. "France and Germany consider it necessary to revise the treaty (Lisbon)," said a joint statement issued after a meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany Chancellor Merkel in Deauville of northern France. ---Editor: yan (xinhua) |
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