It is noted that the parties "held Russian-American consultations through the security councils, which became a logical continuation of the negotiations that took place on May 19 between Lavrov and Blinken."
“This meeting has become an important stage in the preparation of the planned Russian-American summit, the date and venue of which will be announced later.
The negotiations were held in a constructive manner and, despite the continuing disagreements, made it possible to better understand each other's positions, "RIA Novosti reports.
It is reported that during the meeting "a wide range of issues of mutual interest were discussed."
“Priority attention is paid to the topic of strategic stability.
They expressed confidence that mutually acceptable solutions could be worked out in a number of areas, ”the Security Council said.
Also, the parties "agreed that the normalization of Russian-American relations would not only meet the interests of the two countries, but would also contribute to predictability and stabilization in the global arena."
On the night of May 20, in Reykjavik, on the sidelines of the Arctic Council summit, a meeting of Russian and American delegations headed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was held.
The negotiations lasted for about two hours.
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