Sauli Niinistö
The President of Finland Sauli Niinisto said that relations between Moscow and Helsinki in recent years has intensified. This Finnish leader said after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, July 27,
RIA Novosti.
“Currently, as befits good neighbours, we have a lot of bilateral contacts. We are also seeing some recovery, an intensification of these relations, as in economic terms, things are going better and better in both countries,” — said Niinistö.
According to him, the growth of tourist flow from Russia to Finland, and also in the opposite direction.
In addition, the Finnish leader said about the need for an ongoing dialogue with Russia on security issues in the Baltic sea. “We have planned a big military exercises “West-2017” and “Aurora”. We are witnessing the intensification of the movement of military aircraft, ships,” — said the President of Finland. According to him, to prevent undesirable situations in connection with the maneuvers of the parties need a constant dialogue.
In the Finnish town of Savonlinna Putin arrived Thursday at the invitation Niinistö. The visit is timed to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the state independence of Finland. In previous times the President of Russia visited the country in July 2016.
The centenary of Finland’s independence celebrated at state level. The jubilee year is celebrated across the country from 1 January to 6 December (independence Day of Finland) 2017.