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Oct 7, 2008 (newstodate): The fate of the next Russia/EU Aviation Summit, originally slated for November 16-17, 2007, but postponed on Russian initiative, seems to become increasingly uncertain.
The Summit should have cemented the opening of a fresh approach to solving the last remaining issues between the two parties, but as the Russian party has still not signed the agreed principles on abolishing Russia's en-route charges on the Siberian and polar air routes, the summit would have proved futile.
Expectations were that the Summit would have been held this autumn, but the cooling-off of relations between Russia and the west has rendered prospects even gloomier.
Until recently the Summit's website was still available on the internet - but even this sign of life has now been cancelled.
The Summit should have cemented the opening of a fresh approach to solving the last remaining issues between the two parties, but as the Russian party has still not signed the agreed principles on abolishing Russia's en-route charges on the Siberian and polar air routes, the summit would have proved futile.
Expectations were that the Summit would have been held this autumn, but the cooling-off of relations between Russia and the west has rendered prospects even gloomier.
Until recently the Summit's website was still available on the internet - but even this sign of life has now been cancelled.