President Putin congratulates British Queen Elizabeth II

In his letter of congratulation sent to British Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her birthday, a national holiday in that country, President of Russia Vladimir Putin has expressed the hope for the strengthening of the Russian-British relations.

According to the press-service of the head of the Russian state, Putin highly assessed "the new level of partnership, which we have been able to achieve by joint efforts between Russia and Great Britain in recent years." "Today our countries actively develop cooperation in the political, economic and other fields, and successfully expand bilateral interaction in international matters. I am convinced that close Russian-British ties will continue to be strengthened to the benefit of the peoples of Russia and Great Britain, in the interests of ensuring security and stability in Europe and in the world as a whole," Vladimir Putin stressed.