Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said Monday that he expects to see a constructive relationship with Russia following the election of Dmitry Medvedev as the country's new president.
In an interview with the Itar-Tass news agency, Kirkilas also expressed hope that the development of such a relationship will be unaffected by any lingering disputes.
In a separate statement, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas said Russia is an important partner and expressed hopes for the further development of bilateral cooperation.
According to Russia's Central Election Commission, the country's first deputy prime minister won a landslide victory in Sunday's election, gaining 70.23 percent of the votes, with 99.45 ballots counted.
Source:Xinhua
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