Russian President Dmitry Medvedev swapped warm tweets with European Parliament President Herman Van Rompuy ahead of the Russia-EU summit to be held in Brussels.
"On my way to the EU-Russia summit in Brussels, where my host Herman Van Rompuy has recently joined Twitter. Welcome," Medvedev said.
Van Rompuy was quick to react saying: "Thank you, I look forward to welcoming you later today in Brussels for our joint EU-Russia summit."
The 26th Russia-EU summit in Brussels, due to be held later on Tuesday, will focus on scrapping visas with the EU, Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the exit strategy from the global financial crisis.
Medvedev says he writes all of his tweets himself. He uses a casual tone in his posts on the renamed MedvedevRussia account, while formal statements on the president's activities are published on the KremlinRussia blog, which was launched in the end of November.
MOSCOW, December 7 (RIA Novosti)
