France, Strasburg, 21 January / Trend corr. A.Maharramli, I.Alizadeh / Rene Van der Linden, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the term of which expires in 2008, considers that peace and stability cannot be restored in Europe without strong cooperation between Russia and the European Union, Linden stated during a press-conference dedicated to the opening of the winter session of PACE in Strasburg.
Cooperation between the EU and Russia is important for another 10 to 15 years to restore peace and stability in Europe.