“The schedule of upcoming contacts, including the one planned in the fall, was considered. the year (2019 - RT ) the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland G. T. Tordarson to Moscow, the possibility of expanding trade and economic cooperation, industry cooperation in the areas that meet the interests of the two countries, ”the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

In addition, the parties expressed "mutual interest in deepening cooperation within the framework of regional structures in northern Europe and in the Arctic."

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a visit by the Foreign Ministers and the Ministry of Defense of France to Russia.