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A senior state Department official said that U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson during his visit to Russia on April 11-12 to discuss the terrorist attack in St. Petersburg, which Washington condemned.
In addition, he intends to raise the issue of “Russia’s intervention in U.S. elections”.
“The Secretary believes this is one area where Russia or violates international norms or creates tension, which without the need of undermines confidence,” said the spokesman.
In addition, he reported that the meeting with Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Tillerson confirmed, but if the invitation comes from the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, U.S. Secretary of state “will do so”.
The state Department added that chemical attack in Idlib will color the debate in Moscow about cooperation on the settlement in Syria.
“We are considering the possibility to cooperate with Russian, but no decisions have been made at this point to more cooperation,” – said in the state Department.