Vi har brug for en videnskabelig og kulturel udveksling med Rusland for at forhindre, at Rusland, som det er sket ofte i landets historie, trækker sig tilbage fra den europæiske orientering.
That is why it is important for democratic development in Russia and for stability in Russia – stability is unthinkable without freedom, without democracy – that Russia should make progress in making democracy and the rule of law a reality.