US Secretary of State talks about negotiations with Mr. Lavrov
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had good talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and hoped to make progress in relations with Russia, Reuters reports.
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| US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: AFP |
"It was a good conversation. We discussed a number of issues," Pompeo told reporters on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council.
He said that both Russia and the United States wanted to start trying to find ways to make real progress on issues where their interests coincide. "We hope we can achieve that," the US secretary of state said.
Earlier, Mr. Lavrov held nearly 1-hour talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The Russian Foreign Minister called the talks with Mr. Pompeo constructive.
