Putin goes to Finland 3 June

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Finland in the course of June, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen confirmed this week.

The information was revealed by PM Vanhanen this week, Yle News reports. The Russian government website now confirms that the visit will take place on 3 June.

The projected Nord Stream gas pipeline is likely to be one of the key issues on the agenda.

The visit comes less than two months after the visit of President Dmitry Medvedev to Helsinki. As BarentsObserver reported, the Nord Stream pipeline was high on the agenda also during that visit.

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