The first session of Russian-American negotiations in Riyadh ended, the parties began working lunch. This was announced at a briefing by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova.
“The first morning session ended, the parties began the working lunch,” said the diplomat.
It is noted that after a working lunch, the parties will return to the negotiating table for the final session.
Previously, Zakharova reported that a “short break” was announced in the Russian-American negotiations.
“literally in these minutes a short break is announced. The parties will then begin to continue the negotiation process. We have a huge number of questions on this subject, about the details, positions of the parties,” said Zakharova.
According to her, the head of the Russian diplomatic department, Sergei Lavrov, communicates with media representatives after the end of negotiations, so “you need to suffer a little” to find out “first -hand information.”
Negotiations between the parties resumed after a 15-minute break.
In Er-Riyad, negotiations between the delegations of the Russian Federation and the USA are aimed at restoring Russian-American relations and the completion of the conflict in Ukraine. This first meeting of the diplomats of the Russian Federation and the USA since February 2022, that is, from the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine.
The venue for Russian -American negotiations in Saudi Arabia has been selected by one of the palaces of the royal family – a distant in the Albasatin complex.
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, assistant to the Head of State Yuri Ushakov and the head of the Russian Direct Investment Foreign Ministry are represented by the Russian side Kirill Dmitriev.
The American delegation is included in US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Assistant President Donald Trump for National Security Mike Waltz and Special Snovannik of the American leader in the Middle East Stephen Whitkoff.
“It is expected that on Tuesday in Riyadh they will meet with American implants, which will be devoted, first of all, to restore the entire complex of Russian-American relations. It will also be devoted to the preparation of possible negotiations on Ukrainian settlement and the organization of meetings of the two presidents “,” said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President.