TASS Reports on Lavrov and Rubio’s Second Meeting in Malaysia
The English section of webangah News Agency,citing Mehr News Agency and TASS,reported details about the encounter between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Kuala Lumpur.
According to TASS,they also met yesterday (Thursday) during the ASEAN Foreign ministers’ summit,with their discussion lasting 50 minutes.Today’s meeting was shorter and took place adjacent to another conference event.
TASS characterized this latest meeting as kind, noting that images released by Russia’s Foreign Ministry displayed warm interactions between the two officials, who shook hands at its conclusion.
The previous day’s discussions stemmed from agreements made following a July 3 telephone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and then-U.S. President Donald Trump. The call addressed a broad range of bilateral issues and international developments.
After that conversation, Trump described his talk with Putin as “disappointing.” The Kremlin responded by stating it was closely monitoring all remarks made by the U.S. president.
