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of biometric passports and how Russian borders with non-EU countries would be affected."I hope that during the Rostov-on-Don [Russia-EU] summit, to take place on May 31 and June 1, the Russian and the EU leadership will be able to articulate their position on the deal," Lavrov went on.
Lavrov said that Russia and Finland have begun work on a bilateral deal to simplify procedures to issue work permits, which has long been a matter of concern for foreigners working in Russia.
All foreigners are required to register with the Russian authorities within three working days of their arrival in the country.
"The European commission showed no interest in it, so we started to prepare inter-governmental agreements on the terms of temporary employment on each other"s territory with governments of certain EU member states," Lavrov said.
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said in an interview with Russia Today television last December that
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