"Lavrov has a standing invitation to Switzerland," Burkhalter stated at the UN General Assembly in New York. "Normally, we find time to arrange for a bilateral [dialogue] in Russia or in Switzerland every year."
During Burkhalter's last visit to Moscow in April, the two ministers discussed strategies for increasing cooperation between the countries and promoting political and economic stability.
"We have a very good collaboration," Burkhalter stressed. "We have a series of dialogues in all main domains and issues of political life, we try to maintain this dialogues despite the different tensions that mark this special time we are living in, and I think we have been able to do that during the last years and I hope we will be able to do that over next years."
On Wednesday, Burkhalter and Lavrov are expected to discuss the ongoing csises in Syria and Ukraine during a meeting at UN General Assembly.
