Russia's Lavrov announces date for new meeting with US representatives
Photo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (Getty Images)
On Thursday, February 27, representatives of Russia and the United States will hold another meeting in Istanbul, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, reports TASS.
“On February 27, Russia and the United States will hold a meeting in Istanbul on the work of the embassies of the two countries,” Lavrov said.
The meeting will be devoted to removing barriers to the work of the US and Russian diplomatic missions.
“I think the meeting will make it clear how fast and efficiently we can move forward,” Lavrov said.
Earlier, the media reported that the meeting was supposed to take place on February 25 in Saudi Arabia.
Prior to that, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that a meeting between representatives of the United States and Russia would take place within the next two weeks. According to him, it is supposed to be a meeting at the level of heads of specialized departments to discuss eliminating “irritants” in relations between the countries.
Negotiations between the US and Russia
On February 18, delegations from the United States and Russia met in Saudi Arabia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured that he was convinced of Russia's willingness to begin a serious process to determine how to end the war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine did not recognize the results of the talks in Riyadh. He also postponed his visit to Saudi Arabia because of a meeting between Russian and American delegations.
