The State Department announced the contacts of Russian Ambassador Antonov with American diplomats

This was stated at a briefing by the representative of the US Foreign Ministry, Ned Price.

“Yes, without going into details, I can say that Ambassador Antonov has had a number of contacts, including personal contacts, recently with relevant State Department officials,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier it was reported that the United States refused to issue visas to a number of Russian diplomats who planned to take part in a session on information technology at the UN.