NOVO-OGARYOVO. April 2 (Interfax) - There will be no restrictions on foreign investment into the Russian economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The reassurance was made at a meeting between President Putin and Italian businessmen on Wednesday, Russian presidential aide Sergei Yastrzhembsky told journalists on Wednesday.

"Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia is not going to impose any restrictions on foreign capital in the nearest and foreseeable future," he said.