The Ambassador of the Netherlands noted the importance of maintaining open diplomatic channels with Russia.

The Netherlands considers it important to keep open diplomatic channels with Russia, despite the difficulties in relations. This was announced on February 2 by the Ambassador of the European state in Moscow, Joanneke Balforth.

"Diplomacy is also practiced in countries with difficult relations, as well as in countries that, like Russia, consider us unfriendly," the diplomat said on the NPO 2 TV channel.

Balforth noted that currently bilateral relations with Moscow are very bad. However, Dutch diplomats contact Russian diplomats from time to time.

"And that's why it's so important to keep these channels open. This is possible, and in fact it is very important," the Ambassador noted.

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On January 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope for the restoration of relations with European countries based on mutual respect for national interests. The Head of State noted that Russia is ready for open mutually beneficial cooperation, and there have been many examples of good cooperation in history.

Alexey Chepa, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Relations, noted on January 27 that there would be more and more people who wanted to restore relations with Russia after the last forum in Davos. He added that Russia is ready for dialogue, but only if it is constructive.

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