Medvedev offers Cameron to improve ties

MOSCOW May 12 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev offered his congratulations to new British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday, saying ties between the two nations should improve, the Kremlin said.

"Russia views all-embracing cooperation and establishment of equal partnership with Great Britain as a major direction in its foreign policy, as well as a key factor in ensuring international security and stability," the Kremlin quoted Medvedev as saying in a statement.

"I count on joint constructive work to further promote Russian-British relations for the good of our nations and solving the topical tasks of global politics." (Reporting by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Dmitry Zhdannikov)