Russian envoy holds meeting with European Commission head

Russia’s Permanent Envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov has held a working lunch with head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker yesterday, during which they discussed Russia-EU relations and the situation in Ukraine, the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the EU informed.

"On 8 October 2019 Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU, hosted President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker for a working lunch," the message published on the mission’s website informed. 

"They exchanged views on different aspects of the Russia - EU relations and a range of topical international issues, including the situation in Ukraine and Western Balkans," TASS cited the statement as saying.