Washington believes yesterday’s meeting of Deputy foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov and US under Secretary of state Thomas Shannon event that symbolizes the desire of both countries to improve relations. The journalists said the representative of the state Department, reports “Interfax”.
“The negotiations have demonstrated good will, but clearly have to do more work,” she said.
In addition, she called the conversation “tough, candid and circumspect”.
In her opinion, the United States and Russia are finding a solution of mutual concern, complicating bilateral relations between the two countries.
State Department spokesman Heather Nauert told reporters that Ryabkov and Shannon will continue to contact, but the question about the next meeting of the diplomats gave no answer.
The meeting Ryabkov and Shannon took place on 17 July. The topic of conversation was the issue of the detainee by U.S. authorities of the Russian departmenti. Leaving the Department after more than two and a half hours of negotiations, Ryabkov said to journalists that the question of the return of diplomatic property is almost solved.
On Monday, the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Washington needs to return the real estate, without Moscow, no conditions. He commented on the statement of a senior official of the White house that the American authorities will demand “something in return”.
The outgoing administration of U.S. President Barack Obama at the end of December 2016 closed Russian depravation access to two residential complexes, the so — called suburban dachas of Russia’s permanent mission in new York and the Russian Embassy in Washington.