RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT RESCHEDULED
The Russia-European Union summit that was scheduled for 11 November and was postponed on 8 November will be held in The Hague on 25 November, Interfax reported on 11 November (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 9 November 2004). President Vladimir Putin will participate in the meeting. "The Russia-EU summit in The Hague is aimed at securing progress toward the targets set at the previous meeting in Moscow," a Kremlin press service statement said. "[They are:] the creation of an economic space, a freedom space, a justice and security space, and an education and research space." The summit will also discuss continuing problems related to transit to and from Kaliningrad Oblast and issues related to Russian-speaking minorities in the Baltic states. RC