US Secretary of State Rubio has expressed his readiness to meet with Lavrov at the ASEAN Summit.
elchi reports that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is ready to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit. According to RIA Novosti, he stated this to journalists.
“I’m not sure we’ve finalized that, but yes, of course, we are ready to meet with them,” he said in response to a question on the matter.
Rubio will visit the Philippines from July 19-23 to participate in ASEAN events.
Lavrov’s working visit to the Philippines will take place from July 21-23. During this visit, he will present his assessments regarding the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Previously, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that the Russian Foreign Minister and the US Secretary of State have maintained both verbal and written contact. He added that dialogue with the US at a working level continues “on a daily basis.” Ryabkov also mentioned that visits to Russia by US Special Envoy Steven Witkoff and US President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner remain on the agenda.
Şayəstə