EC Chief Barroso Warns Putin of Possible Response to Russian Food Embargo

MOSCOW, August 11 (RIA Novosti) - President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, warned the Kremlin on Monday of possible response to Russia’s embargo on food imports from Europe but promised to keep communication channels between Brussels and Moscow open.
Barroso made separate telephone calls to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko regarding the situation in Ukraine.

"President Barroso underlined the EU’s regret at Russia’s announcement of measures targeting food and agricultural imports, for which there was no justification, reserving the EU’s right to take action as appropriate," the European Commission said in a statement.
"In this context the President of the Commission and the President of Russia agreed on the need to keep the channels of communication open on matters of relevance, namely on the economic and energy fields, as well as on the overall bilateral relations," the statement said....................http://en.ria.ru/business/20140811/191920659/EC-Chief-Barroso-Warns-Putin-of-Possible-Response-to-Russian.html
11/8/14
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