Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan discussed on Friday the prospects for Russian-US relations. That was Lavrov’s first meeting with Sullivan since his appointment as the new US ambassador to Russia.

They discussed the current state and prospects for the development of Russian-American relations, as well as some pressing international problems, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Lavrov expressed hope that the new US ambassador would contribute to “the normalization and strengthening of relations between our countries in various fields.”

Sullivan, who arrived in Moscow on January 16 to replace Jon Huntsman, earlier served as the US deputy secretary of state.

Source: RT