Russia announced that its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in charge of preparing for the summit between President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held a “constructive” conversation on Monday.
Putin and Trump agreed in a phone call last Thursday to meet soon in Budapest, Hungary for their second summit this year, and the two sides said Lavrov and Rubio would hold talks to prepare for the meeting.
– A constructive discussion was held on possible concrete steps to implement the agreements reached during the telephone conversation on October 16 between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump – the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a short statement.
The ministry did not provide additional details about the conversation.
Russia claims that it wants the summit to discuss a possible peace solution in Ukraine and ways to improve bilateral relations between Moscow and Washington, reports Reuters.
(Vijesti.ba/Fena)
