HELSINKI [url=http://www.eccoshoeuksale.com/discount-ecco-mens-yucatan-sandals-tarmac-black.html]ECCO Mens Yucatan Sandals Tarmac Black UK[/url] , July 27 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the picturesque Finnish town of Savonlinna midday Thursday amid tight security arrangement that has been nearly unprecedented in Finland.

The police have asked residents not to appear on balconies or open windows and private sailing in the waters around the Olavinlinna castle has been prohibited, although Savonlinna is used to high level visitors.

A police spokesman told local media that the threat level has not been increased, and said he could not give more details. Senior inspector Harri-Pekka Pohjolainen of the Eastern Finland police said police can give such orders at its own discretion.

Despite the strict security controls, dozens of local residents could be seen waiting along the road from the airport where Putin was to arrive at.

With his working visit, Putin observes the Finland's centennial anniversary of independence from Russia. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto is to greet Putin at a historic resort hotel on the Punkaharju ridge Thursday afternoon.

After talks there, they will take a short voyage on lake Saimaa on a steamer and enjoy an operatic performance by the Russian Bolshoi Theatre at the mediaval Olavinlinna Castle.

The location also carries a strong message about the joint history of Finland and Russia. Finland declared independence in 1917 from Russia after the Russian revolution. After centuries of Swedish rule, Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy under Russia in 1809.

The construction of the resort hotel used as the venue of the political talks Thursday was authorized by Czar Nicholas I in 1845.

The Olavinlinna Castle, the scene for the opera performance, was built in 1475. The border between Russia and Sweden ran near the castle in medieval times.

Although adhering to the joint foreign policy of the European Union, Finland that shares a 1,300-kilometre long border with Russia, has maintained high level contact with Moscow also during the worsened relations since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis.

Sauli Niinisto last met Putin in Arhagelsk, Russia this past winter, and Putin visited western Finland last July.

Thursday's visit coindicides with the joint Russia-China naval excerices on the Baltic Sea which kicked off on Sunday.

Kari Huhta, a security policy analyst of the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, noted that the exercises do not change the security situation in the area.

Huhta said that the peaceful and festive atmosphere around the presidential meeting will be positive for trade and tourism.

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ROME, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Massimiliano Latorre, one of two Italian marines accused of murdering two Indian fishermen in 2012, would not return to India until the end of an international arbitration in the case, Italy's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

The ministerial statement came shortly after India's Supreme Court had allowed the marine to stay in Italy until April 30.

""The (Italian) government confirms to acknowledge the order issued by the International Tribunal for the Sea on August 24, 2015, which stated that India and Italy should suspend all internal judicial proceedings (while the international arbitration is pending),"" the Foreign Ministry said.

""On the basis of that order, the government believes any decision by the Indian Supreme Court concerning rifleman Latorre is precluded and, therefore, he can remain in Italy throughout the international arbitration procedure,"" it added.

Latorre was allowed to return to Italy in September 2014 for medical treatments after a stroke. Indian authorities later extended his leave, but the marine was expected to return to India on Jan.15.

The second marine, Salvatore Girone, is still being held in the Italian Embassy in New Delhi.

Both soldiers were part of an international anti-piracy mission protecting an Italian oil cargo off the Indian coasts. They were arrested in February 2012 on suspicion of murder for opening fire on a fishing boat approaching the cargo. They were later freed on bail pending trial.

Two Indian fishermen were killed in the shooting.

The marines alleged they had mistaken the boat for a pirate vessel, and admitted firing warning shots.

The case triggered a bitter dispute between the two countries. Italy argued the incident took place in international waters, and said an Italian court should try the men.

India insisted it has jurisdiction over the case. It firstly invoked the domestic anti-terrorism and anti-piracy law to prosecute the men, yet ruling out the death penalty.

Italy took the case to international arbitration before the UN-backed Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in June 2015.

Now, Rome would be exploring the chances also for the second marine to be able to return home and stay during the whole arbitration, according to another statement by the Foreign Ministry.

""On December 12, 2015, Italy presented a request... asking the recently formed Arbitration Tribunal to authorize Marine Sergeant Girone to return to Italy and to remain there throughout the duration of the proceedings,"" the statement read.

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