Ruutel confirms Estonia readiness to maintain constructive dialogue with Russia

* TALLINN -- Estonian President Arnold Ruutel has reaffirmed his country’s readiness to maintain a regular and fruitful dialogue with Russia.

He said this during Thursday’s meeting with Russian Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Estonia, Nikolai Uspensky, who handed in credentials to the Estonian president.

Ruutel said that fruitful and mutually advantageous dialogue was possible as both sides showed the presence of political will.

Uspensky said, in his turn, that Russia was open for further development and ramification of political contacts with Estonia.

The Russian diplomat called for making more political success on the basis of good experience in bilateral cooperation existing in economy, culture and other spheres.