BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Russia's president is urging the European Union to abolish visa requirements for Russians.
Dmitry Medvedev says Russia and the EU need proper conditions to do business, "if we are serious partners."
Medvedev spoke Wednesday after meeting his Slovak counterpart Ivan Gasparovic in Bratislava while en route to Prague to sign a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty Thursday with President Barack Obama.
Gasparovic acknowledged the EU is divided over the visa issue but said he hopes the bloc will ease the visa rules as it did recently for the Balkans nations.
