Speaking at a press conference after his meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accepted the possibility of meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during his visit to New York at the end of April. Broadcasting
He noted that Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, did not “suddenly” announce this possible meeting.
“They began to ask him,“ they harassed him ”:“ But will Lavrov meet with Blinken or not? Lavrov said that if such a request comes, we will consider it.
He stressed that Moscow never rejects serious proposals for dialogue.
The head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled that Blinken had asked him to meet “standing” and Lavrov to meet him “standing” between the G20 foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi, and that he met and listened to him.
Formerly Vasily Nebenzia declarationDuring the visit of the Russian minister to the headquarters of the world organization, if the USA wishes, he said that Moscow is ready for a meeting between Lavrov and Blinken.