SWEDEN CONFERE A GREAT IMPORTANCE A VISIT A STOCKHOLM OF THE RUSSIAN
PRESIDENT








PARIS, March 6.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Leonide Kokovitch).  In the
capacity as country taking the presidency of the European Union (UE),
Sweden confere a great importance has the next visit that the Russian
president, Vladimir Poutine, will carry out has Stockholm to take part
in work of the node " UE-Russia ".  It is what has advertisement
Tuesday the Prime Minister suedois, GOran Persson, has the exit of the
talks that it had with the French president, Jacques Chirac.

The meeting " UE-Russia " will take place in the capital suedoise on
March 23-24.  According to remarks' of GOran Persson, significant
questions concerning the widening of the economic co-operation between
Russia and the UE, especially in the field of energy, will be
examinees during talks which the Russian president will have with the
heads of State and government of the European Union and then at the
time of the official dejeuner.

In addition, the parts will debattront of international files, in
particular of the situation in the Middle East and in Balkans, of the
process of reunification of the two States coreens.  One expects has
what Vladimir Poutine presente with the European leaders one exposes
on the situation in Republic of Tchetchenie, A underlines the head of
the government suedois.

After the node " UE-Russia ", the leaders of the European Union will
procederont has an exchange of opinions on the social and demographic
problems to which the European Union is confrontee, on the food
security and biotechnology, like on the nature conservancy.

GOran Persson has leaves Paris for Madrid.  The president in exercise
of the UE carries out a tournee in the capitals of the European Union
within the framework of the preparation of the next meeting of
Stockholm.