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Finland in position to ease tension in Baltic region: president

Xinhua, October 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said Tuesday that Finland was in a position to try to ease the tension in the Baltic Sea area.

Niinisto made the remarks when meeting with his Lithuanian counterpart Dalia Grybauskaite, who is on a two-day official visit to Finland on Tuesday and Wednesday.

At the press conference after the meeting, Grybauskaite commented on Russia's decision earlier this month to transfer Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania.

Niinisto described the move as Russia's response to NATO's increase of troops in the Baltic countries and Poland.

Niinisto reiterated that Finland advocates stability in the Baltic Sea area. "Finland's position is still that we will do our best to reduce the tensions in the Baltic Sea area and to increase stability. We are ready to make further initiatives on this front," he was quoted by national broadcaster Yle as saying. Endit