Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday on an official visit to Denmark that included talks with his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen and a meeting with Queen Margrethe, DPA reported.
The visit signalled that relations between the two countries had improved from late 2002 when Putin, then president of Russia, cancelled a visit to Denmark to protest a decision to allow an international conference on Chechnya to be held in Copenhagen.
In December 2009, Putin attended a United Nations climate change conference hosted by Denmark.
The Russian leader and his delegation were also to meet with leading Danish companies, including shipping and oil conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk.
Danish engineering company FLSmidth, which provides equipment and services to cement and minerals industries, said it expected to sign agreements - valued at more than 381 million dollars - on future cooperation with two Russian customers.