EU-Russia summit wraps up

Czech President Václav Klaus has said that a two-day EU-Russia summit in Khabarovsk has strengthened trust between Russia and the European Union. Mr Klaus chaired the meeting on behalf of the Czech EU presidency. Afterwards, he said that the talks had increased mutual understanding on a number of issues. On the other hand, news agencies noted, the summit did not resolve disagreement in a number of areas including energy, as well as the Eastern Partnership project launched in Prague this month. The project aims to increase ties with six former Soviet republics; Russian President Dimitry Medvedev said on Thursday that Russia viewed it as an emerging security threat. Despite their differences, the EU is Russia's biggest trading partner, while the 27-member bloc currently imports more than a quarter of its gas from Russia.