This period was marked, on the Community's side, by efforts to develop bilateral trade relations with each of the Eastern European countries on an individual basis, while the Soviet Union, for its part, favoured the Comecon as the vehicle for relations with the Community", said Mr De Clercq.
This period was marked, on the Community's side,by efforts to develop bilateral trade relains with each of the Eastern European countries on an individual basis, while theSoviet Union, for its part, favoured the Comecon as the vehicle for relations with the Community", said Mr De Clercq.