"I don’t know whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would be able to attend. But as far as I’m concerned, tell your colleagues that I’m ready to come, to speak and to answer questions, to support you in your efforts to establish a dialogue between the Russian and the European parliaments, help us all return to the path of dialogue," Naryshkin said at the International Parliament Forum in Moscow.
Russia’s relations with the European Union deteriorated following the Ukrainian conflict that broke out in 2014 and Crimea's decision to become part of Russia, a move labeled as an "annexation" by the West.
Brussels, as well as Washington, accuse Moscow of meddling in Ukraine's internal affairs and imposed several rounds of economic sanctions on Moscow. The restrictive measures were prolonged by the European Union in June for an additional six months.
