Lavrov, Rubio agree on contacts to prepare for Putin-Trump meeting

16/2/2025 6:14

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call on Saturday and agreed on regular contacts to prepare

for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.



The phone call was held at the initiative of the U.S. side, it added.



"The two sides expressed their mutual willingness to interact on pressing international issues, including the settlement around Ukraine, the situation around Palestine and in general in the Middle East and other regional directions," the ministry said in a statement.



"Sergei Lavrov and Marco Rubio reaffirmed their readiness to work together to restore mutually respectful interstate dialogue in line with the tone set by the

presidents."