Russia and U.S. to hold consultations on strategic issues in mid-July

Russia and the United States reached an agreement to hold full-format consultations on strategic issues in mid-July in Geneva, Director of Russia’s Foreign Ministry Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Vladimir Yermakov said.

The diplomat said that the consultations will involve "representatives of relevant departments," noting that they are "continuing to form the agenda." 

"Neither we nor the Americans draw any ‘red lines’. We expect a frank in-depth dialogue," TASS cited him as saying.

The diplomat explained that representatives of the U.S. and Russia held consultations on July 1-2 at the State Department on the future strategic dialogue. Yermakov added that the meeting was of an ‘observing’ nature in the context of future strategic dialogue, the resumption of which was entrusted to the presidents of the two countries."