No secret agreement in Russia-US summit
(Baonghean.vn) - On July 18, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump did not make any secret agreements at the summit in Helsinki (Finland) on July 16.
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| No secret agreement was reached at the Russia-US summit. Photo: AP |
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Antonov affirmed: "President Vladimir Putin announced everything. As far as I know, there were no secret agreements agreed at the summit in Helsinki."
In addition, the diplomat said that the issue of US sanctions against Russia was not raised at the summit, instead the two sides discussed economic cooperation. According to Mr. Antonov, at the meeting, both Russia and the US agreed on the need to restore strategic cooperation mechanisms.
In addition, the Russian Ambassador to the US said that President Trump faced heavy criticism in the US after the summit failed to achieve real progress, and emphasized that Russia will make efforts to help US partners in improving bilateral relations./.
