“I am counting on in the near future,” the diplomat’s agency is quoted as saying.

Earlier, Antonov, after the meeting of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, which was held behind closed doors, commented on the relationship between Moscow and Washington.

On March 21, the ambassador arrived from the United States in the Russian capital.

The ambassador said that a lot of work would be done in Moscow to analyze Russian-American relations.

As noted in the Kremlin, Antonov has not yet reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the situation in relations with Washington.