ROME, October 12. /TASS/. Relations with Russia in the light of the situation in Syria, as well as developments in the Middle East will be on the agenda of the next week’s summit of the European Union, Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday.

"We will discuss Russia, the situation in Syria in particular, and the tragic situation in the Middle East," Renzi said.

He noted that "the global politics has failed to produce satisfactory results concerning most issues, starting from the Syrian crisis, that continues to claim the lives of adults and children."