3 Nov 2011 14:56

Russia-EU summit to be held in December - Chizhov

MOSCOW. Nov 3 (Interfax) - The EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council will convene in Moscow in mid-November by tradition ahead of an EU-Russia summit.

The summit itself will be held in December, Russia's EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov told Interfax.

"The Permanent Partnership Council will convene in Moscow in mid-November and it will be attended by EU foreign policy and security chief Catherine Ashton. The summit will be held in December, in Brussels this time," he said.