“We expect that the next meeting by videoconference will be held in the coming weeks, the exact time has not yet been determined,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

He noted that the first meeting of this format took place via videoconference prior to the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

“Following the meeting, there is an understanding that contacts at the level of departments will continue,” Overchuk concluded.

Earlier, the special envoy of the President of the United States for Climate Affairs John Kerry said that the representatives of Russia and the United States discussed the reduction of methane emissions and a number of other issues at a conference in Glasgow.

Also, Ruslan Edelgeriev, Special Representative of the Russian President for Climate Issues, said that Moscow and Washington discussed steps of cooperation on climate.