“We will continue to discuss this issue with Russia,” TASS quoted her as saying.

According to Porter, Russia and the United States will fill their diplomatic missions with employees "on a rotational basis."

“Just as Russia grants our diplomats a three-year stay in the country, so the United States warned Russia about a year ago that its diplomats would be given a similar three-year stay,” she said.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow does not want to delay the meeting with Washington on visa issues.