Press Release: European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström and Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Alexey Ulyukayev discussions focus on EU-Russia trade relations

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Russian Minister for Economic development Alexei Ulyukayev met in Brussels on 3 March 2015 to discuss EU-Russia trade relations.

During this meeting, requested by Minister Ulyukayev at the end of 2014, discussions focused on developments in multilateral trade agenda, bilateral trade relations including WTO commitments and concerns expressed by Russia in relation to the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area of the Association Agreement (AA/DCFTA) were also discussed along the possible resumption of trilateral talks in order to achieve practical solutions to these concerns.

ESO: Background information: EU-Russia relations [What Think Tanks are thinking] http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-russia-relations-what-think-tanks-are-thinking/

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