A new meeting between Moscow and Washington is expected to take place in the coming week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said, according to RT. It will involve department head-level officials from the foreign services of the two countries, Ryabkov revealed on Feb. 23. The deputy foreign minister did not name any individuals expected to participate in the meeting. “We are open to contacts with the American side, in particular, to address the irritants in bilateral relations. We expect real progress when the meeting scheduled for the end of the coming week takes place,” Ryabkov said.
The meeting will come in preparation for higher-level talks involving deputy foreign ministers of the two nations. The meeting will be in a third country.
