Juncker urged not to expect from his visit to St. Petersburg announcement of the lifting of sanctions – Sight

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that we should not wait for the ad to lift EU sanctions against Moscow in the background of his visit to St. Petersburg, reports Agence France-Presse.

“My visit to St. Petersburg, which is more economic than political in nature, does not become the basis for the EU announced any change in our attitude to Russia”, – said Juncker, RIA “Novosti”.

It is also noticed that several times repeated that “sanctions (against the Russian Federation) will remain the same until you complete the Minsk agreement.”

On Monday, the European Commission said that Juncker will visit St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 16 June. At the same time the official representative of the EC Margaritis Shinas said that the European Commission sees no connection between the fate of the economic sanctions against Russia and Juncker visit to St. Petersburg.

At the same time the American newspaper The Politico, citing diplomatic sources wrote that the intention to participate in SPIEF Juncker is a growing discontent in the US, some EU countries and even in the EC unit.

According to the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin expects in the future to enter the path of improving bilateral relations with the EU; Juncker’s upcoming visit to the SPIEF is seen as a manifestation of willingness to engage in dialogue, welcome this attitude.

May 20, European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan said that the upcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Juncker at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum can contribute to the normalization of relations between Moscow and Brussels.

newspaper LOOK analyze in detail the purpose of the trip Juncker in Russia.

SPIEF 2016 will be a jubilee, it will be held for the twentieth time in St. Petersburg from 16 to 18 June. In this area of ​​the forum this year will move from the traditional “Lenexpo” on Vasilyevsky Island in Congress and Exhibition Center “Expoforum” on Pulkovo Heights.