Russia: Moscow and Washington maintain highly intensive contacts
En resumen
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that Moscow and Washington are engaged in "highly intensive and continuous" contacts at the administrative level.
- He noted that dialogue proceeds through numerous channels, with conversations occurring as needed, though progress is "slow and difficult."
Resumen generado por IA
Por qué importa
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov provided an update on the state of diplomatic contacts between Russia and the United States. He described the interactions as intensive and continuous at the administrative level.
MOSCOW, May 16. /TASS/. Moscow and Washington are maintaining highly intensive contacts at the level of their administrations, and intergovernmental dialogue is proceeding through numerous channels, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told journalists.
"Contacts with the US at a high level, at the level of the administrations, are proceeding very intensively and continuously," he said, noting that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio "set their schedules strictly according to necessity," and therefore it is inappropriate to assess the situation in terms of whether contacts are sufficient or insufficient. "When the need arises, a conversation takes place. I assume that in the coming period there will be new contacts," Ryabkov told journalists. "At the moment, there is no understanding of when they will occur."
"The frequency of their discussions depends, among other things, on whether we are moving forward or not. Progress is slow and difficult. <...> I think there is no need to look for hidden meanings in the fact that contacts occur with a certain frequency. There is always an opportunity to convey signals to one another. The main thing is that the process moves forward. And that is where the problem lies," the deputy minister noted.
Qué observar
Perspectiva de IA — posibilidades, no hechos
New contacts between Russian and US officials will occur.
Probable
Preguntas abiertas
- What specific issues are being discussed in these contacts?
- What are the primary obstacles to progress in the dialogue?
- What are the specific channels through which intergovernmental dialogue is proceeding?
- What is the nature of the "signals" being conveyed between the two nations?
