Secretary of Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met face-to-face in Geneva yesterday for the first time. The Russian Security Council statement issued afterwards was positive about the discussion. “The negotiations were held in a constructive manner and helped to better understand each other’s positions despite the persisting differences,” the statement reads, reported TASS. According to the Security Council, a wide range of issues of mutual interests were discussed. “The sides paid priority attention to the issues of strategic stability. They expressed the confidence that mutually acceptable decisions can be worked out in a number of areas,” the statement says.
“The sides agreed that normalization of the Russian-US relations would not just meet the interests of the two countries but would also foster predictability and stabilization on the world arena,” the statement adds. “The meeting in Geneva on Monday has become an important stage in preparations for a possible summit between the two leaders, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden", Nikolai Patrushev reported.
