In Istanbul, the second round of consultations of the delegations of Russia and the United States to normalize the work of embassies of the two countries.
The meeting lasted about 6 hours and ended without statements for the press. Negotiations began at 09.45 local time and ended at 15.35.
A car with a US delegation was the first to leave the territory of the Russian Consulate General in Istanbul, where consultations were held.
The Russian delegation at consultations was headed by Ambassador to Washington, Alexander Darchiev, and the American – deputy assistant to the Secretary of State and Eurasia, Sonata Cooleter.
The meeting aroused great interest among a large number of Turkish and foreign media representatives.
On the eve of the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova reported that the theme of negotiations between the USA and Russia in Istanbul will be the work of embassies of the two countries.
“The subject work, which is now in constant mode, will continue to eliminate numerous barriers, including technical, which make it difficult for the life of the diplomats of the two countries,” said the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Earlier, representatives of the delegations of the Russian Federation and the United States met in Istanbul on February 27. The negotiations that took place in the residence of the US Genconsul continued for 6.5 hours and were devoted to the return to the normal work of the diplomatic representatives of the two countries. The meeting in Istanbul has become one of the results of a high level in Saudi Arabia on February 18.
Türkiye remains committed both on the issue of promoting the world and in the issue of providing a site for negotiations.