Russia demands visa-free EU travel

European Commission President Romano Prodi and Russia's President Vladimir Putin held talks last night in Kremlin over Iraq, an upcoming Russia-EU summit in St. Petersburg and a possible visa-free agreement between Russia and the EU.

Russia: importance of EU relations

\nMr Putin called on the EU to grant Russian nationals a visa-free status for trips to EU countries. The Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Ivanov also said that a special team will be soon formed to consider w...