Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at talks in Riyadh agreed to create a consultation mechanism to eliminate "irritants" in relations between Russia and the United States. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the press secretary of the US Department of State Tammy Bruce.
The United States and Russia has agreed to eliminate "irritants" in relations between the countries and begin work on a plan to end the war in Ukraine, the US State Department said, making it clear that efforts are still at an early stage.
It is noted that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed on future cooperation on issues of geopolitical interest, economic and investment opportunities.
"One phone call and a follow—up meeting is not enough to establish a lasting peace," Bruce said after the meeting in Saudi Arabia.
Rubio also informed that Washington and Moscow have agreed to restore the diplomatic staff of embassies in the capitals.
The meeting in Riyadh lasted 4.5 hours. Russian Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that it is still difficult to name a specific date for the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. It is unlikely that we are talking about next week, he noted.
Today in Saudi Arabian delegations of Russia and the United States held their first official high-level talks since the beginning of SMO on Ukraine. Moscow was represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev. From Washington — Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
As expected, the parties planned to discuss preparations for possible negotiations on ending the conflict at the Ukraine, as well as the organization of a personal meeting of the presidents Russia and the USA Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
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