US: Does not want to prolong 'tit for tat' with Russia

(Baonghean.vn) - The US wants Moscow and Washington to stop responding and escalating tensions with each other, and "cool down" diplomatic relations. This was affirmed by US State Department press spokeswoman Heather Nauert at a press conference.

US State Department press spokeswoman Heather Nauert. Photo: AP

"We want the US-Russia relationship to improve, not to have this kind of tit-for-tat. There are many areas where the two countries need to cooperate with each other," said Ms. Nauert.

At the press conference, the press spokesman of the US State Department refused to comment on the upcoming countermeasures that Russia will take, including the intention of Russian President Vladimir Putin to appeal to the international arbitration court against the US blocking the activities of some Russian diplomatic facilities in Washington and San Francisco.

Journalists have referred to Russian President Putin's statement when commenting on US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: "At the moment, he may be working with an ineffective government apparatus. But I hope that cooperation and friendship will lead Mr. Tillerson to the right decisions." In response to the request, Ms. Nauert only replied: "That is an interesting comment from the Russian leader."

According to Ms. Nauert, during the review of Russian diplomatic properties, Russian diplomatic staff were invited to join the authorities in reviewing three buildings in San Francisco, New York and Washington that the United States had asked the Russian government to close.

These inspections were conducted after the buildings were no longer Russian diplomatic property. These inspections were conducted to ensure the security of the buildings and to confirm that the Russian government had liberated the premises.

The United States fully complies with international conventions, US law and bilateral agreements in these actions, as well as in making its request to Russia to close its diplomatic and consular facilities," said a representative of the US State Department.

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(According to TASS)