Andrew Burton/Getty Images Mayor in Crimea extends warm invite to Donald Trump The mayor of Yalta says ‘we have a lot in common.’

Donald Trump has a friend in Crimea.

More specifically, the mayor of Yalta, one of the disputed land mass' resort cities, who would like the Republican presidential candidate to visit if he wins next year's presidential election.

“We are following the elections process in your country with great interest,” Andrey Rostenko wrote in a letter to the candidate published on the city’s website, according to reports from RT and Russian news media.

Making reference to the fact that Yalta has the only street in Russia named after an American president —Franklin Roosevelt Street —Rostenko appeared to hint that one of his city's streets could bear the name of another U.S. leader "who made an invaluable input into the improvement of relations between our two peoples.”

Rostenko, who referred to the real estate mogul as "an extraordinary person," also called Trump's promise to establish friendly relations with President Vladimir Putin "an excellent decision."

“You want to be friends with China, and we want the same thing. You support Russia’s effort in fighting international terrorism and so do we. We have a lot in common and this is a fine excuse to arrange a meeting,” the letter read, according to the report.

At an Iowa campaign event on Wednesday, Trump reiterated that the United States should let Russia bomb the Islamic State in Syria, calling it "a great thing."