The President of Finland Sauli niinistö² called favorite Russian Vladimir Putin to consider the after the ban on entry into the country of the Russian delegation headed by Sergey Naryshkin bilateral relations.
As noted by the Russian President, the decision was legally incorrect, but countries can preserve good neighborly relations.
Finland has not given permission to enter to participate in the OSCE parliamentary Assembly of Russian delegates, among whom was the head of the Russian mission Russian state Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin. In response, the government decided to provocatively action, and relations between Moscow and Helsinki was severely tested.
In order to determine the prospects of the upcoming interaction between Russian President Vladimir Putin called the head of Finland Sauli Niinistö². "They discussed the situation in bilateral relations after the ban on entry to Finland members of the official Russian delegation headed by Chairman of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin to participate in the annual session of the OSCE parliamentary Assembly in Helsinki, Finland on July 5-9, 2015. The Russian President noted legal indiscretion adopted under pressure from some members of the European Union decision", - stated in the message posted on the official Kremlin website.
"There was an expression of confidence that, despite the influence of external causes, Russia and Finland joint efforts will be able to maintain good neighborly and friendly relations between 2 countries. In this regard, stressed the importance and relevance of the agreements reached during the visit of Sauli niinistö² in Moscow on 16 June 2015. Discussed specific projects of Russian-Finnish cooperation", - said in the presidential Administration of Russia.