Russia, US Agree on Upcoming Talks on Bilateral Irritants
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the deadlines for negotiations with the USA on the topic of irritants are currently being coordinated.
Consensus
- Russia and the US have agreed to hold contacts on bilateral irritants.
- The talks have not yet taken place.
- Sergey Lavrov confirmed the agreement with US Secretary Marco Rubio.
- Specific dates and locations for the talks are still being coordinated by experts.
- The discussions will focus on the functioning of diplomatic missions in both countries.
Points of divergence
- Russia has not received encouraging comments from the US presidential administration regarding the return of diplomatic property. — kommersant
- Russia plans to address technical issues including mutual visa issuance and the return of six diplomatic properties seized de facto by the US. — kommersant
- On September 21, Russian ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev announced plans for contacts to remove irritants in bilateral relations. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Lavrov: deadlines for meeting with the US on 'irritants' in relations are still being coordinated — Коммерсантъ
- Russia agreed with Rubio on early contacts on mutual irritants — Интерфакс
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