"Everything went as we had expected: no additional conditions for the border treaty had been advanced, and the Estonian minister reaffirmed his position that once ratified the treaty would finally stipulate the border line," the Russian foreign minister said at the Russian president's meeting with cabinet members.
The Russian-Estonian border treaty was signed by Sergei Lavrov and Urmas Paet, the respective Russian and Estonian Foreign Ministers, in Moscow last week.
Estonia had demanded that Russia recognize that the three Baltic republics were occupied by the former Soviet Union in 1940, which was their additional condition for signing the treaty.
"We will wait and see how the ratification will proceed in Estonia and provide our proposals," Lavrov told President Vladimir Putin.
"Our position has been well known: no reservations, no unilateral clauses from either side," said the minister.
Putin asked about the prospect of signing a similar treaty with Latvia. Lavrov replied the situation had remained unchanged.
The Russian-Latvian border treaty has been prepared for signing. However, Latvia has advanced a series of political demands.
At the same time, Lavrov quoted Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga as saying during a conversation on the sidelines of the Council of Europe summit in Warsaw that it was necessary to change the incorrect position being taken by the Latvian government.
"Latvia has adopted a unilateral declaration that actually confirms its territorial claims to Russia," recalled Lavrov. "This is absolutely unacceptable to us," he added.
