Foreign Ministers’ Meeting – Blinken and Lavrov: Discussing differences in front of the camera – news

“It is no secret that we have disagreements.”

Blinken emphasized US President Biden’s determination to defend the interests of the United States and its allies against Russia’s actions. According to the two sides, the meeting was about normalizing relations.

According to the United States Department, Blinken stressed that the United States is striving for “a more stable and predictable relationship with Moscow.” “It’s no secret that we have our differences,” Blinken told the cameras at the beginning of the conversation.

Even Lavrov said: “Our assessments of the international situation differ greatly. We have completely different approaches to the tasks that we have to solve in order to normalize the situation.” However, there are international issues in which both sides have similar interests and opportunities for cooperation exist.

There was no information on whether the two ministers also discussed holding a possible summit between Kremlin President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden in a European country in June. The Kremlin has not yet agreed with Biden’s proposal and has justified his hesitation with an ongoing analysis of the situation.