"We need
cooperation, not confrontation between the European Union and Russia",
Gerhard Schroeder said.
BERLIN, May 30.
/TASS/. Political differences between the European Union and Russia can only be
resolved through dialogue, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said in
an exclusive interview with TASS.
"Federal
Chancellor [Angela] Merkel and the Russian president hold conversations on a
regular basis," said Schroeder, who served as German Chancellor from 1998
to 2005.
"I am sure that
we can resolve political differences only through dialogue," he added.
"This is why it is important to continue such discussions. We need
cooperation, not confrontation between the European Union and Russia,"
Schroeder pointed out.
German Chancellor
Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Berlin planned to give a new impetus to
relations with Moscow during Germany’s EU presidency in the second half of
2020, but sanctions needed to remain in place until there was progress in the
Minsk process.
Source: ITAR-TASS
30-05-2020
