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Russian President Vladimir Putin on the left and US President Donald Trump speak on their arrival for a family photo during a summit session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Association (APEC). by its acronym in English) in Danang, Vietnam, on Saturday, November 11, 2017. (AP Photo / Hau Dinh)
Russia waits for the Presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin and USA, [19459009Donald Trump maintains a "frank" dialogue during his first bilateral meeting, scheduled for July 16 in Helsinki, said today Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
"I do not want to rush me, but we trust a frank conversation about the whole range of issues that overshadow our relationship with the United States," said the Russian Foreign Minister during the meeting. 39, a press conference.
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Regarding his meeting with Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State of the United States, Lavrov ruled out that this could happen before the Helsinki summit, because of the "tight schedule" of the head of the American diplomacy
"We agreed to look for an appropriate date, place and date after the meeting of our presidents in Helsinki to evaluate the means of "For its part, the head of the North American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Georgy Borisenko, said that at the Helsinki summit, Putin and Trump will deal with all issues "which interest you."
Last week, the Kremlin and the White House simultaneously announced the first bilateral summit between the heads of state of the two countries in Helsinki on July 16th.
The meeting between the two most powerful rulers of the world was sought after for months, since Putin and Trump were only now informally seen in international meetings, the last time in November at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) Summit in Vietnam.
According to the Kremlin, during this meeting at the highest level should discuss the current situation and prospects for the development of Russian-US relations, in addition to the current agenda of the international agenda. EFE
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