The current Partnership and Cooperation Agreement expires in 2007, but Poland vetoed talks on a new agreement, demanding that Moscow first ratify the Energy Charter, liberalizing its oil and gas sector, and end its ban on certain Polish agricultural exports.
Eikka Kosonen said the EU's Finish presidency had not been able to reach agreement with Poland on a mandate for a new agreement at talks on Thursday, a day before the Russia-EU summit in Helsinki.
Russia introduced an embargo on imports of Polish meat and poultry products on November 10, saying it was concerned over violations of veterinary regulations. Russia had already banned agricultural imports from Poland last year, citing health risks.
But Warsaw said the embargo was in retaliation for Poland's support of the "orange revolution" in Ukraine in late 2004, when Western-leaning political forces came to power in the former Soviet state.
The Finnish ambassador to the 25-member EU said work to resolve the issue would continue, given its importance, and that he hoped the situation would be resolved as soon as possible.
