On July 10, a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took place in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, and lasted just under an hour. This is reported in a media release.
The meeting was held "on the sidelines" of ASEAN events. As stated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the parties confirmed "a mutual attitude to the search for peaceful solutions to conflict situations.
" The situation around Ukraine, as well as the situation in Iran and Syria were discussed. Lavrov and Rubio also held a "reconciliation of positions on the entire bilateral agenda and a number of international issues."The participants noted their interest in restoring Russian-American economic and humanitarian cooperation, resuming direct flights and normalizing the work of diplomatic missions.
It is stated that "the dialogue will continue."
From the Russian side, the meeting was attended by Acting Director of the Department of the North Atlantic Kirill Mikhailov and Head of the Department of the North Atlantic Alexander Posylkin. On the American side — Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Alison Hooker and Director of Political Planning Michael Anton.