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 September 24, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the High-level Week at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

The heads of the foreign offices exchanged opinions on the Ukraine crisis settlement as a follow up to the understandings reached at the Russia-US summit in Anchorage. The parties have reaffirmed mutual interest in the search for peaceful solutions.

Sergey Lavrov emphasised our country’s readiness to adhere to the line developed by the Russian and US leaders in Alaska, including to coordinate efforts with the US side to remove the root causes of the Ukraine conflict. The minister stressed the unacceptability of the schemes intended to protract the conflict promoted by Kiev and some European countries.

The parties compared their positions on the entire bilateral agenda including the prospects of restoring their socio-political contacts. They have reaffirmed the importance of using the impetus given by Russian and US presidents to the process of normalising bilateral relations. Both parties noted the need for activating efforts to restore regular functioning of their diplomatic missions.

The sides have agreed to maintain constructive dialogue between the Russian and US foreign offices.

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