The accord was signed Tuesday at an EU-Russian summit in Moscow. Many of the details had been agreed to during pre-summit talks a day earlier.
CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty said the so-called "road map to the future" touches on four main areas -- the economy, human rights, security, and education and culture.
The accord is aimed at defusing years of tension that followed the EU's enlargement to include former members of the Soviet Union.
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