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Medvedev, Sarkozy to discuss S. Ossetia in Moscow
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-09-02 20:21 MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy are to meet in Moscow next Monday to find solutions for the crisis in the war-hit South Ossetia, Kremlin sources said. Russia hopes that the simultaneous talks, between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, EU top diplomat Javier Solana and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, will contribute to the settlement, Itar-Tass cited presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko. Russia welcomed on Tuesday the results of the EU summit, saying it took a "responsible approach." The EU leaders will continue discussions with Russian leaders "toward a full implementation of the agreement on six points" that was reached between Sarkozy and Medvedev as a ceasefire for the Russian-Georgian conflict sparked on August 8. Russia's ties with the West were strained due to the situation in the Caucasus region, where Georgia is bidding for NATO membership despite Russia's opposition. |