The European Union is ready for a dialogue with Russia, but for this in Moscow should make counter steps. This was stated before the informal meeting of the heads of the EU in Lisbon Foreign Minister FRG Khaiko Maas, reports TASS.
“There is enough those conflict to those that we need to say like the EU, in recent months we have clearly showed that they are ready for dialogue, but in Moscow it should also be so,” said Mas.
he added that Moscow’s actions – for example, the ban of three German NGOs – show that “Russia is currently it seems, does not have much interest in the dialogue.”
On May 25, the European Council issued a statement in which he “condemns illegal, provocative and destructive actions of Russia against the European Union, its member countries and outside the” Community and “confirms the unity and solidarity of the EU in the face of such actions as well as Support for Eastern partners. “
Earlier, the head of the European Commission (EC) of Ursula, von der Lyien, reminded Russia’s importance for the European Union. According to her, Russia, despite the “destabilizing activities” in relation to the European Union, remains the nearest and largest neighbor of the EU, the source of trade and investment. The head of the EC added that Russia is also an important player in the international arena “to confront global challenges and solving regional issues.”