Riabkov: Russia welcomes the change in tone in US officials’ statements

reports Mehr News Agency quoted by Ryanosti News Agency, Deputy Minister Sergei Riabkov Russian Foreign Affairs said Saturday that the meeting between Russia and the United States will be held in the third country in the next five weeks. The place of the meeting is being agreed.

“Moscow wants to begin cooperation with the United States as soon as possible to eliminate provocative factors in the Fimine relations,” the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister continued. Russia is ready to talk to the United States and welcomes the change in tone in Washington’s statements. The preparations for Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are the presidents of Russian and US presidents, but are still in the early stages.
“In the current phase of talks with the United States, the return of Russian diplomatic property in the United States is one of the priority issues in Moscow,” said Sergei Ryabkov. In negotiating with the United States, we currently have two parallel but interconnected issues: one in Ukraine and the other on bilateral issues between the US and Russia.

he continued: Russia has not yet received its new ambassador’s approval in Washington.