Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio:

On July 10, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the annual ASEAN ministerial events in Kuala Lumpur.

As a follow-up to the agreements reached by the presidents of Russia and the United States, including during their latest telephone conversation on July 3, the ministers  reviewed all issues on the bilateral agenda and the global situation. They also held  a substantive and frank exchange of views on the settlement in Ukraine, the situation in Iran and Syria, as well as a number of other international issues.

They have reaffirmed mutual commitment to searching for peaceful solutions to conflict situations and resuming Russian-US economic and humanitarian cooperation and unhindered ties between their countries’ societies, which could be promoted by the resumption of direct flights. They also emphasised the importance of continued efforts to normalise the functioning of bilateral diplomatic missions.

It has been agreed to continue constructive dialogue on a growing number of issues of mutual interest based on mutual respect between the Russian and US foreign policy offices.

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