Interfax reports that the social and economic development of the North Caucasus is to be discussed at the EU-Russia summit due to take place on October 4. They quote Anthony Brenton, the British Ambassador to Russia, at a press conference held at the Interfax central office last Thursday.
The ambassador hopes for active EU participation in social and economic development programs in the North Caucasus.
The summit will also consider a EU-Russia agreement on simpler visa regulations, the ambassador said. Consultations about the agreement are still in progress and everything is being done to prepare it in time for the summit, he said.
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