NOVO-OGARYOVO, February 12 (Itar-Tass) - The Kremlin appreciates the efforts by Pope Benedict XVI. "Russia's relations with the Vatican have been developing in a rather productive vein since Pope Benedict XVI ascended the Holy See in 2005," aide to the Russian president Yuri Ushakov told reporters.
"We're hoping for succession of this line in Vatican's subsequent policy," he said.