
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that there has not yet been a material effect for Russia from the dialogue with the United States and is not expected
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the opening of the IV Congress of the International Russophile Movement that there has not yet been a material effect for Russia from the dialogue with the United States and is not expected.
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MOSCOW, September 17 - RIA Novosti. No material effect for Russia from the dialogue with the United States has yet occurred and is not expected, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
“No material effect in terms of restoring our relations has occurred and is not yet expected,” Lavrov said at the opening of the IV Congress of the International Russophile Movement.
The minister emphasized that “we are patient people, we know our rights, we know our truth, but we are always ready to talk.”

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