Finnish Foreign Minister described importance of dialogue with Russia

Maintaining diplomatic relations with Russia is very important in all situations, said Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. His words are reported by RIA Novosti.

“Including [maintaining a dialogue] on very complex topics, as, for example, Finland and Russia do. I think that the same should happen between the EU and Russia,” the minister said. According to him, a break in relations between Russia and Finland would be a negative turn.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a telephone conversation with Haavisto, said that NATO’s activities in the Baltic region are destructive.

/Media reports.