Medvedev and Merkel build commercial ties

Report of a high-level meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Yekaterinburg, 15 July 2010. Angela Merkel gave a boost to German exporters during the summit, while business leaders signed a number of lucrative trade deals.

ESO: Background information: The new Ostpolitik http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-new-ostpolitik/

Deutsche Welle, 15.7.10: Merkel stumps for German exporters in Russia http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5794869,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 14.7.10: In Russia, Merkel Will Find Old Spark Is Gone http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,706516,00.html

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