Russia’s Lavrov, US's Blinken agree to meet in Iceland next week
Thursday, 13 May 2021 6:18 AM
[ Last Update: Thursday, 13 May 2021 6:18 AM ]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his American counterpart Antony Blinken have agreed to meet in the Icelandic capital next week, amid heightened tensions between the two Cold War rivals.
On Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the two top diplomats, in a phone conversation, had discussed their upcoming meeting on the sidelines of the 12th Arctic Council Ministerial in Reykjavik next week.
“The sides discussed the timeline of other Russian-US contacts for the upcoming period, including Washington’s proposal on the organization of the Russia-US summit,” the statement said, according to the TASS news agency.