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Thursday, May 14, 2015
Head of Karelia delighted Finland continues to give money – IA REGNUM
The head of the border region spoke about friendship and warm relations with its neighbors
Special friendly relations between Russia and Finland remain and continue, despite the complexity of the foreign policy situation. A special role is played in these relations of Karelia as a border region with Finland. This was told the head of the republic Alexander Khudilainen, speaking on Radio “Moscow speaking”, the correspondent of IA REGNUM today, May 15.
«Despite the sanctions, despite all these horror stories that we hear and see on the pages of newspapers and on the Internet, the Finns are happy to Karelia, “- said economic cooperation Alexander Khudilainen. Thus, in the region has 53 enterprises with fully or partially Finnish capital. In addition the business has also attracted the neighbors of Karelia from a tourist point of view. For the first three months 143,000 tourists visited the Finnish Karelia – 16% more than in the same period in 2014 (recall that in connection with the podeshevleniem ruble increased significantly the flow of “shuttle traders” who tend to buy fuel and alcohol – approx. IA REGNUM ).
Describing the relationship between Finland and the Russian border region, the head of the republic said their partnership and pragmatic. For example. Conducted a positional battle with Russia neblagozhelatelyami overseas, and at the same time Finland under its pressure holds on October 8 in Brussels, the European Commission decision on the allocation of another grant – neither more nor less, nearly 22 million euros – for the continuation of cross-border cooperation with Karelia, which we already ends. In the past six years it has been realized more than 160 projects. The next tranche of the Euroregion under pressure from Finland we get to 2020 for the implementation of social programs. This is an example … “- Alexander Khudilainen illustrated.
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In this regard, during the broadcast listeners have a question regarding the possibility of “withdrawal of Russian Karelia” and the idea of the Great Finland. “Probably some stupid some people and rave, but the official position of never supported”, – said Alexander Khudilainen. By the way, the Russian side of separatist sentiment either. “The Finns – true patriots, true friends. (…) Even as we remember that Minsk and the Minsk Agreement meeting was not without the initiative of the Finnish presidency. He first visited the Vladimir in Sochi, then flew to Minsk, then was in Europe. In general, it should be assessed ».
Alexander Khudilainen expressed confidence that the special relationship between Russia and Finland is required to be saved. “Finland has its own peculiarity, its special relationship – it Karelia”, – summed up the head of the republic.
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