Medvedev to Host First Summit in Russia With New EU Troika

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will host his first summit with the European Union’s new leadership as the 27-nation bloc seeks to develop a unified foreign policy.

Medvedev will meet EU President Herman Van Rompuy and foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don on May 31. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will also attend the two-day summit.

Russia has failed to reach a framework agreement with the EU for more than two years as relations were strained over trade disputes, political squabbles and the five-day Georgian war in 2008.

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