The Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov has disclosed details of a telephone conversation between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the elected President of the United States Donald trump, reports TASS.
So, the sides agreed to make efforts to improve relations between Moscow and Washington.
“There was a commitment to do something to raise our relationship out of the pit into which they fell, and were shown a willingness to trump not only to normalize them, but rather to intensively develop in all directions”, – said Ushakov.
Putin aide said that the leaders are interested in working with each other.
“From the trump expressed readiness to further develop relations with Russia as the country, and with the Russian leadership and personally President Putin,” – said Ushakov.
He added that during the talks Putin and trump has described the state of current bilateral relations as “basically the worst of the worst”.
During the discussion of the Syrian conflict, the parties expressed “a willingness to combine efforts to combat terrorism, which is described as a common enemy and Russia, and the United States, “said the presidential aide.
Eighth of November in the United States held a presidential election in which the representative of the Republican party, Donald trump scored 290 electoral votes (to win he had to be at least 270 votes). The Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton received only 218 votes. The President-elect will take office after the inauguration on January 20.
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