"The forthcoming Russia-EU summit will not be an ordinary one since it is expected to complete the negotiation process on Russia's access to the WTO at least at the political level," Kosachev said.
According to him, differences between Russia and the EU on this issue can be overcome. "The positions of the sides have become closer and we can expect the May summit to confirm this rapprochement at the highest political level," Kosachev pointed out.
The head of the State Duma international affairs committee also stressed that the summit would instruct the working groups to begin and complete by the next, November summit, the elaboration of four "road maps" for the formation of four Russia-EU common areas, that is internal and external security, economics, science, culture and education.
"If these projects are really implemented this will be a major success of Russia-EU cooperation," Kosachev underlined.
