Russian-American talks Tuesday in Riyadh for a “recovery” of relations

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Talks between senior Russian and American officials are scheduled to take place Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for a “recovery” of relations between Moscow and Washington, the Kremlin announced on Monday.

The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, and the president’s adviser, Iouri Ouchakov, go to Riyadh, where they should hold a meeting with their American counterparts, “who will be devoted in the first place to the restoration of all relations Russian-American, “said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov, during his daily telephone point.

According to him, the meeting between the Russian and American representatives will also focus on the preparations for possible negotiations on a regulation in Ukraine and a meeting between the Russian and American presidents.

The organization of a possible bilateral meeting was one of the subjects of the telephone exchange that the two heads of state had on February 12. The last meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump goes back to the G20 summit, held in Osaka in June 2019.

Mr. Peskov also noted that the choice of Saudi Arabia for the holding of Russian-American talks is explained by the fact that the place is suitable for both parties.

“When they discussed a place for a possible summit, President Trump mentioned Saudi Arabia. A joint decision was made as part of the agreement that this place is suitable for both the American and the Russian party, “said the spokesperson.

The Riyadh meeting marks the first meeting between Mr. Lavrov and the American Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, a few days after a telephone interview between the two parties, on February 15.

During this exchange, the leaders of Russian and American diplomacies had agreed to “maintain regular contacts, in particular discussions on the preparations for a possible high-level Russian-American summit”, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Affairs foreign.