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Komsomolskaya Pravda: “Russian Prime Minister visits Finland”

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will arrive in Helsinki today to take part in the summit on Baltic ecology. Apart from Finnish and Russian leaders, the event will bring together King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, the presidents of Lithuania and Latvia, the prime ministers of Denmark, Norway and Estonia, ministers from Poland and Germany, and numerous business representatives. The main goal of the meeting is to jointly protect the Baltic Sea from pollution and the depletion of fish stocks. Mr Putin will describe measures taken by Russia to protect the sea in connection with the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will arrive in Helsinki today to take part in the summit on Baltic ecology. Apart from Finnish and Russian leaders, the event will bring together King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, the presidents of Lithuania and Latvia, the prime ministers of Denmark, Norway and Estonia, ministers from Poland and Germany, and numerous business representatives. The main goal of the meeting is to jointly protect the Baltic Sea from pollution and the depletion of fish stocks. Mr Putin will describe measures taken by Russia to protect the sea in connection with the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

After the summit, Mr Putin will meet with his Danish and Norwegian counterparts and have his first talks with the president of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite. They are expected to discuss, among other things, an easier visa regime for the entry and transit of Russian citizens, including Kaliningraders, via Lithuania.

Larisa Kaftan