Russia intends to continue contacts with the United States, negotiations in Riyadi gave hope for a normal dialogue with the American side.
This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference following negotiations with the Turkish Foreign Minister Khakan Fidan in Ankara.
“We informed our Turkish friends in detail about Russian-American negotiations, which took place on February 18 in Riyadh and who received a very positive assessment from the point of view of the, finally, the opportunity to have a normal dialogue, despite the numerous contradictions, which, of course , persist, ”said Lavrov.
According to the minister, “we will continue contacts with our American partners, there is an appropriate agreement on this.”
He said that Moscow and Washington this week will hold full -fledged consultations to normalize the work of embassies after two technical contacts.
touching the relations of the Russian Federation and Turkey, he noted that despite the intense international stop, the parties maintain contacts in all directions. The diplomat added that the presidents of the two countries also maintain regular contacts.
Lavrov said that Russia will cease the fighting in Ukraine only when reaching the resulting result in negotiations.
The minister also said that it is possible to resolve the conflict in Ukraine only through the elimination of its root causes.
According to the minister, the West in order to weaken Russia blocked the implementation of the text of a peace agreement agreed upon in the negotiations of the Russian Federation and Ukraine in Istanbul in 2022. The Foreign Minister added that the draft agreement on settlement in Ukraine was at the final stage, when the then Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris Johnson intervened and blocked him.
Lavrov pointed out that the draft Istanbul agreements could be the basis for the settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. On February 23, the corresponding idea was announced by the specialized US President Stephen Whitkoff. Lavrov said that he had not heard the statements of Whitkoff on this issue, while he emphasized that Russia has repeatedly made such a proposal.
Commenting on the US position regarding Syria, he noted that Washington created the so -called state in the north of this country, the purpose of which is to support separatists.