Moscow Hopes Kerry's Visit to Contribute to Thaw in Russia-US Relations

© AFP 2023 / TIMOTHY A. CLARY Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov (L) and US Secretary of State John Kerry shake hands
Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov (L) and US Secretary of State John Kerry shake hands - Sputnik International
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The top Russian and US diplomats will meet in Moscow to discuss bilateral cooperation and pressing global issues.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during a Moscow visit scheduled for March 23-24 to discuss bilateral relations and current international issues, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

"On March 23-24, US Secretary of State John Kerry will come to Moscow with a working visit. During talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov [Kerry] is expected to exchange views on bilateral cooperation and pressing international issues," the statement said.

The ministry expressed hope that Kerry's visit would contribute to a thaw in the bilateral relations.

"We hope that the visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry in Russia — the third in less than a year — will contribute to the normalization of US-Russian relations," the statement said.

It was added in the statement that Moscow was pointing at the necessity of equality, mutual respect and non-interference in the internal affairs of other states.

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