Russia at the highest level. This was stated by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the briefing. She regretted that the parties had not made sufficient progress in this direction and promised to return to this issue at future summits.
At a meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee of the European Union on Wednesday, the ambassadors of Germany and France expressed Merkel's proposal to hold a meeting of EU leaders with Vladimir Putin. This idea was supported by French President Emmanuel Macron. Berlin and Paris believed that the summit of the presidents of the United States and Russia could serve as a model for the normalization of relations with Russia. Angela Merkel also spoke about the possibility of meeting in this format during a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin on 22 June. Meanwhile, representatives of ten EU countries spoke out against holding talks at the highest level.
The German Chancellor noticed. that she did not consider such a format of the meeting to be encouraging, and emphasized that even during the Cold War, the channels of dialogue remained open.
All EU countries will continue to strive for a format for communication with Russia at the highest level. This was stated by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the briefing. She regretted that the parties had not made sufficient progress in this direction and promised to return to this issue at future summits.
Merkel's proposal to organize a meeting of EU leaders with Vladimir Putin was expressed by the ambassadors of Germany and France at a meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee of the European Union on Wednesday. This idea was supported by French President Emmanuel Macron. Berlin and Paris believed that the summit of the presidents of the United States and Russia could serve as a model for the normalization of relations with Russia. Angela Merkel also spoke about the possibility of meeting in this format during a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin on 22 June. Meanwhile, representatives of ten EU countries spoke out against holding talks at the highest level.
The German Chancellor noticed. that she did not consider such a format of the meeting to be encouraging, and emphasized that even during the Cold War, the channels of dialogue remained open.