Interfax 08 May 2007

No trade sanctions against Estonia being considered - Russian ministry

Russia's Economic Development and Trade Ministry is not drafting proposals to impose trade sanctions on Estonia, Deputy Minister Vitaly Savelyev told journalists.

"We are not working on such proposals," Savelyev said when asked whether trade sanctions were in the making regarding Estonia in the wake of recent developments.

The ministry did not receive any instructions on this score, Savelyev said.