Foreign Minister Urmas Paet told reporters on Thursday that Estoniawould push for a cessation of talks over abolishing the visa requirement forRussians looking to enter the EU.
"One topic that we don't consider possible to go on with isthe continuation of the dialogue with Russiadirected toward the abolition of visas, in a situation where visa facilitationtalks with Georgiahaven't even started," Paet said.
The comments came ahead of a Friday EU meeting in which thebloc's foreign ministers will discuss taking further actions over Russia'scontinued presence in Georgia.The meeting will be based on the conclusions of a wider summit that took placeon Monday.
Paet also said that other aspects of the EU-Russiarelationship should be subjected to a scrutiny, including financing provided toRussia under the EU's neighborhood program.
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