De plus, le communiqué de presse (27 mai 2002) diffusé par la Commission avant le neuvième sommet UE-Russie (Moscou, mai 2002) indiquait que le thème "Environnement et sûreté nucléaire" serait discuté et qu'il importerait de convaincre la Fédération de Russie de finaliser l'accord MNEPR dans les plus brefs délais.
Similarly, in the press briefing from the Commission issued on 27 May 2002 before the Ninth EU-Russia Summit held in Moscow in May 2002, it was stated that the environment and nuclear safety were going to be discussed and that it would be important to ensure that the Russian Federation finalised the MNEPR agreement as soon as possible.